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A dancer performs on a red-carpeted stage in a multi-armed pose, with four arms extended outward. She wears a red and gold silk sari with a gold waist belt, a gold necklace, a gold headpiece with a forehead ornament, and many gold bangles. Behind her, a black backdrop is flanked by two framed portrait photographs: the left shows a woman in white with a microphone, and the right shows a man with long dark hair wearing an orange shawl and a beaded mala. Small scattered petals lie on the stage floor.

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December 11 20112011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesJune 01 20142014-06-01A female Bharatanatyam dancer performs centre frame in a red blouse with gold border and an orange-gold silk sari, wearing a gold maang tikka, pearl hair ornaments, a gold nose ring, jhumka earrings, layered pearl necklaces with a temple pendant, bangles and a gold waist belt. She smiles with hands held together at chest height in a mudra-like gesture. A blurred figure in red stands behind her near ornate red and green pillars in a temple-style stage setting. No a person candidate is visible.2014-06-01Three female classical dancers perform on a red-draped stage in front of a black backdrop, in an event hall with framed portraits on the wall behind them. The dancers wear traditional Bharatanatyam-style costumes with gold and jewel-toned silks, white flower headpieces, necklaces, belts and ankle bells; the left dancer wears green and maroon, the centre dancer red and orange, and the right dancer magenta and gold. Each raises an arm in a dance pose, with petals scattered on the stage floor. Two framed photographs hang above the stage: the left shows a man with long hair holding a microphone, and the right a man with long hair in an orange garment and beaded necklaces. Audience heads are visible at the bottom edge of the frame.2011-12-11A dancer on a stage performs a multi-armed Shiva-style pose, with several arms extended around her body in mudra gestures. She wears a pink and green silk sari with gold border, a pleated fan-like waist panel, a dark green-and-gold pleated overskirt, gold jewellery including a large pendant of a deity, jhumka earrings, a maang tikka and a red bindi, and ankle bells. Stage lights cast blue and purple beams behind her.2018-04-14 +1 copiesJune 01 20142014-06-01A female Bharatanatyam dancer performs centre stage in a red and orange silk sari with gold zari borders and a gold waist belt. She wears a gold headpiece with white flowers in her hair, gold jhumkas, a nose ring, a red bindi and a multi-strand pearl necklace with a gold pendant. Her right hand is raised in a mudra near her chest. Behind her, a large illuminated deity murti in pink and purple light, with multiple arms, stands beside tall decorated pillars. No a person candidate is visible.2014-06-01A female classical dancer performs on a raised stage draped with a pink-silver cloth and a red runner, with patterned cushions at the edge, against a dark blue backdrop. She wears a red blouse with gold-trimmed sleeves, a red and gold pleated silk skirt with a wide gold waist belt, a layered gold necklace, bangles and a white feather-topped hair ornament. Her knees are bent in a sharp dance stance, one arm extended outward and the other hand near her waist. The scene reads as a Bharatanatyam-style stage performance.2008-12-29A female classical dancer performs on a stage with a dark grey backdrop and pink-lit wooden floor. She wears a pink and gold silk sari with a green blouse, a gold waist belt, a gold necklace, jhumka earrings and a maang tikka, and smiles while posed with arms extended. Her multiple arms, stretched out on both sides, are added in the image to depict a multi-armed deity form, a dance performance meant to evoke Shiva-like iconography.2018-04-14June 01 20142014-06-01