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A woman in a green and blue silk saree with gold border performs classical dance on a stage with a dark backdrop, a potted palm plant on the left and a red and white flower garland along the stage edge. Audience members sit in the foreground in dim theatre seating, some with heads visible from behind. A framed picture hangs on the back wall above the performer. The stage is lit for a cultural programme.

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May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03A female classical dancer in a green and gold silk sari with a blue-trimmed blouse stands on a stage with hands on hips, in a pose typical of Bharatanatyam. A framed painted portrait hangs on the dark curtain backdrop above her, showing a seated figure in orange robes, labelled on the page as a portrait of Swamiji. Red and white flower petals line the stage edge, a potted palm stands at left, and audience members are seen from behind in the foreground.2008-05-03A female classical Indian dancer stands on a stage with her hands on her hips in a dance pose. She wears a green and blue silk sari with gold border, a blue blouse and a headpiece with a flower. A framed portrait of a man in orange robes seated in meditation hangs on the dark backdrop above her, a printed depiction on the wall rather than a physical person. A potted palm plant stands at left and a row of red flowers lines the front edge of the stage.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03A female classical dancer performs on a stage in a green and gold silk sari with a blue border, wearing gold jewellery, a gold headpiece and flowers in her hair. She kneels with her hands raised in expressive mudras beside a potted palm. Red and white artificial flowers line the front edge of the stage in the foreground, and the wall behind the stage is dark.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03A photograph of a stage performance of classical Indian dance with five female dancers in colourful traditional costumes. Four dancers stand and one kneels in front of a dark curtain, with a potted palm at left and a framed portrait on the wall above. The dancers wear gold, orange, green and blue silk saris with white flowers in their hair, and their hands are held in mudra gestures. Red flower garlands border the front edge of the stage, and a framed picture of a saffron-clad figure hangs on the back wall, labelled as a printed portrait.2008-05-03Three female dancers perform on a stage with a dark drape backdrop and a framed portrait hung above. The dancer on the left wears a teal and green silk sari with gold border and stands with hands joined at chest in namaskar. The two dancers at centre and right wear orange-gold and maroon-red costumes with matching headpieces and jewellery, one with hands raised in mudra. A potted palm stands at left and a border of red and white flowers lines the stage edge. Warm stage lighting illuminates the performance.2008-05-03