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A male performer stands mid-dance on a red stage in front of ornate golden carved wooden panels with scrolling foliage and lattice screens. He wears a black long-sleeved top, a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-trimmed waist and a red and gold pleated sash, and a white ceremonial sash with a pendant necklace. His arms are extended outward with palms open, mid-gesture in a classical stance. Carved elephants and floral reliefs decorate the panels behind him.

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September 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a single male performer on a stage in front of ornate gilded carved wooden panels with scrollwork, lattice cutouts and elephant reliefs. He wears a black long-sleeved top, a white dhoti-style garment, a bright red sash with gold trim, and a red and gold drape hanging to the knee. His right arm is raised high while his left hand touches his chin in a dramatic dance pose, with bangles on his wrists. A faint framed picture is visible in the background.2017-09-21A performer stands on a red stage carpet in a dance-like pose, bent at the knees with arms bent in front of the body. He wears a black long-sleeved top, a cream and red-gold silk dhoti with pleated front, a cream shawl draped over one shoulder, a black cord necklace, bangles and silver anklets, with a small red bindi and a moustache. Behind him stand golden carved wooden panels with lattice windows and a frieze of elephants and horses. Scattered petals lie on the stage. No one else is visible, and no person is identifiable as a person from visible cues.2017-09-21 +1 copiesA male dancer performs on a red stage in front of an ornate gold-toned carved backdrop with arched lattice panels and scrollwork. He raises both arms overhead, wearing a black long-sleeved top, a white and gold pleated dhoti-style lower garment with a red and gold sash at the waist, a silver chest pendant and silver anklets. He has a red bindi and a moustache, and his stance is angular in a classical Indian dance pose.2017-09-21 +1 copiesA male dancer performs on a red stage before an ornate gold carved arch with lattice panels and elephant and bull reliefs. He wears a white dhoti with a red and gold pleated drape, a gold waist belt, a white shawl over a black top, a red and gold necklace, ankle bells, and a red mark on his forehead. He raises one hand in a dance mudra while his other arm is bent at the side. No readable text appears in the frame.2017-09-21A male dancer performs on a red stage in front of an ornate gilded wooden archway with scrolling foliage and carved animal friezes. He wears a black long-sleeved top, a white shawl draped over his shoulders, a red and gold pleated skirt with a gold waist belt, a gold necklace and armlets, and ankle bells. He has a tilak mark on his forehead, a moustache, and his right hand is raised in a mudra.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21