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A male dancer performs alone on a stage with a dark navy backdrop and a red-carpeted front platform. He wears a white sleeveless top, white dhoti-style trousers, an orange sash draped at the waist, a gold necklace with a green-and-red bordered shawl, and gold armlets. He has a tilak on his forehead and holds his arms outstretched with hands raised in a classical dance gesture. Above the stage hangs a large banner showing a figure in an orange robe with rudraksha beads. A small oil lamp sits on the stage floor near his feet.

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December 29 20072007-12-29A photograph of a single male dancer performing on a stage with a red carpeted platform and a dark navy curtain backdrop. He stands on one leg in a dance pose with both arms raised outward and wrists bent, wearing a white dhoti and white sleeveless top, an orange sash at the waist, a gold-toned chain necklace, gold armlets and a red tilak on his forehead. Brass lamp stands flank the stage, potted palms sit at the corners, and a small oil lamp glows on the floor. The scene suggests a classical Indian dance performance during a festival event.2007-12-29December 29 20072007-12-29December 29 20072007-12-29A dancer performs on a red-carpeted stage at an evening event. He wears a red sleeveless vest with gold trim and tassels, a gold waist sash, and loose white dhoti-style trousers with gold ankle bells. His hands are raised in an anjali-like gesture near his head. Behind him a drum kit and percussion instruments sit under a pink draped backdrop, with a white plastic chair and a dark stage curtain at left.2008-12-29September 13 20112011-09-13December 22 20102010-12-22A bare-chested male dancer performs on a green stage cloth, arms extended with hands in mudra-like gestures, facing right and looking upward. He wears a yellow and green silk dhoti with gold-bordered pleats, a gold waist belt, gold armlets and bangles, and a multi-strand beaded necklace with rudraksha-style beads. Ankle bells are visible at his feet. An audience sits blurred in the background, and a colourful banner hangs at the right. The scene reads as a classical dance performance.2009-12-24A man in a red sleeveless top with gold trim and white dhoti stands on a red carpeted stage, performing a dance with one hand raised. He wears a gold waist sash, gold-tasselled shoulder cloth, beaded ankle bands, and a rudraksha-style necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him are a drum kit with a 'BASX' bass drum, pink draped curtains, and a white canopy. A small white plastic chair sits at the right edge beside seated musicians.2008-12-29September 13 20112011-09-13A man in white kurta and dhoti with a red and gold silk sash stands on a stage holding a dark ceremonial fan or whisk aloft in his right hand. A tall brass oil lamp stands beside him on the wooden floor, and a potted palm sits on the red-carpeted steps. A large backdrop with a painted floral design hangs above a dark curtain. Setting suggests a stage ceremony at the festival.2007-12-29A female classical dancer kneels on a red-carpeted stage in front of a navy and maroon draped backdrop, performing with both hands raised in expressive mudras. She wears a white silk sari with a yellow shawl, a red blouse, a gold waist belt and a gold necklace, with a red-and-white bindi-style tilak on her forehead, large hoop earrings and bangles. A red-cushioned chair stands behind her to the right and white drapes hang at the left edge of the stage.2015-01-13