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A woman with her hair pulled back stands barefoot on a red-tiled stage with her palms pressed together in namaskar at chest height. She wears a white sari with a thin orange border and an orange shawl draped over her shoulders, plus gold bangles. Behind her hang a purple curtain, a red and gold embroidered banner, and a maroon drape; a standing fan and scattered petals sit on the stage, and a small blue sign reads NO ROBES ALLOWED. The page describes an event with firewalking, but no fire is visible in this frame.

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February 24 20072007-02-24A photograph of a barefoot man in white dhoti and yellow-bordered shawl walking away from the camera across a stage. Long dark hair falls down his back. He walks past a navy blue curtain toward the wings. To the right, a white tower fan sits on an orange-draped table beside a backdrop of green forest foliage, and an orange cloth hangs from above. The stage floor is light and the left wall is beige. Visible in the scene: one person, seen from behind, with no face shown.2010-09-12A photograph taken indoors in a hall with a dark red curtain backdrop. A woman in a white saree with red-orange floral border stands at left with palms pressed together at her forehead in a namaskar gesture, wearing bangles and a small badge. At right, a man in white kurta and dhoti with a lanyard badge stands barefoot, hands clasped at his waist, in a stance mid-motion. Rows of white plastic chairs fill the floor. Behind them at left is a framed portrait draped with flower garlands, showing a figure in an orange turban. Garland strings hang along the chairs and curtain edge.2006-12-26A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with an orange gold-dotted shawl draped over her head kneels in full prostration on a red carpeted floor, forehead to the ground, hands joined in front of her with gold bangles and rings. Her head is covered by the orange scarf topped with a jewelled ornament and pearl strands. A red backdrop fills the background.2010-12-22A female dancer kneels on a red stage with her palms pressed together in namaste at her chest, her head bowed. She wears a red blouse, white dhoti-style pleated skirt, a gold-bordered yellow dupatta draped over her shoulders, a gold waist belt, and a white flower in her hair. Behind her hang lavender drapes and dark curtains with a golden patterned border, and a folding chair sits at right. No a person candidate is visible; the only person is the kneeling dancer.2015-01-13December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a person seen from behind, standing at the edge of a raised stage beside a navy blue curtain. The person wears a white dhoti-style garment with a yellow-bordered shawl draped over the shoulder, long dark hair falling down the back, and is barefoot. Beside them stands a white tower fan on an orange-draped table, and at upper right a green foliage backdrop with an orange cloth is visible. A wall-mounted metal handle and pale pink walls frame the scene on the left.2010-09-12February 24 20072007-02-24October 14 20072007-10-14A woman performs on a stage before a dark curtain, standing barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste at her chest. She wears a cream saree with a green border and a yellow waist sash with gold embroidery, plus red bangles, gold bracelets, a layered beaded necklace and a gold choker. Strings of small green and blue fairy lights line the white tiled stage edge. The scene suggests a cultural program performance.2009-10-17A photograph of a person in an orange robe walking barefoot across a bare hall with light grey floor, hands pressed together in namaste at chest height. A leopard-print shawl is draped over the shoulders, and the hair is tied up. Behind them stands a white pedestal fan, a dark red velvet curtain hangs on the back wall, and a white cabinet with wooden doors is at left. A white sheer canopy is visible overhead.2010-10-05A woman sits on the floor against a dark red velvet curtain, smiling and gazing upward with her hands pressed together at her chest. She wears a white sari with a gold border draped with an orange shawl and has a red bindi on her forehead. Beside her, a standing man in a white kurta holds a microphone on a green cable and gestures with his other hand. The scene appears to be a stage or hall event.2006-12-29