Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A group of young children in a costume performance on a stage with a deep blue backdrop. Several boys wear white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and rudraksha malas, some bare-chested with white body markings. A girl at centre wears a gold crown and a pink and gold blouse with purple skirt, and another child in blue and gold costume stands at right. Some hold painted cardboard props: a green and pink shield and a pink sword. Girls in white and teal saris with gold jewellery stand behind them. Faces and body paint are visible, and the group appears to be a cultural drama.

More like this

Open the gallery
October 24 20122012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24A photograph of a stage performance with a group of young children and teenagers in traditional dress standing in a row on a red-carpeted stage against a deep blue backdrop. A girl at left in an orange and red sari holds a microphone near her face. Next to her a girl in a light green sari with a white shawl stands beside a boy in a white dhoti. A boy in an orange turban and a younger boy in black with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his forehead and arms stand in the middle. A younger child in a green blouse and red skirt covers her ears. At right, a woman in a teal sari and a young woman in an ornate gold crown and orange and gold costume with garlands pose, with more performers in orange and brown saris beside them. Participants wear forehead markings and bangles.2012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24Night photograph of a group of children and teens in costume posing outdoors on grass. Left to right: a shirtless boy with white body markings and a rudraksha mala holds a pink-and-purple round shield; a boy in white with a trident and a horned white helmet stands beside him; a girl in a yellow-and-black tiger-striped skirt with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks; a boy in a saffron-orange turban and dhoti with a sash, waving; a boy wearing a red flower garland and a gold crown holds a white sword; a boy in a blue embroidered vest and white trousers holds a sword; and a small boy in a gold-embroidered jacket and green pants holds a white sword. Several have white paste or tilak markings on their foreheads and bodies. Background foliage and a dark building are visible.2012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24December 12 20112011-12-12A photograph of young boys performing on a stage during a cultural program. Three children stand in the foreground smiling, one in a pink and gold costume with a white sash, one in a green skirt holding a large pink and blue swirled painted disc, and one in a shiny pink-and-gold outfit with an ornate gold-and-red shoulder piece. White vibhuti-style markings are painted on their foreheads and arms. A yellow and orange draped backdrop and blue curtain frame the stage. A fourth child is partly visible in the background.2012-10-24A photograph of a stage performance with a group of young performers in traditional Indian costumes against a blue backdrop with a red stage floor. On the left, a young woman in an orange silk sari holds a microphone, beside a girl in a pale green sari with gold necklaces. A young man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a beaded necklace stands beside a teen in a dark grey tunic. A boy with white ash markings on his forehead and chest, wearing black dhoti, presses his palms together. Next, a performer in an orange turban and orange robe stands with a young child in a red and green costume. On the right, a girl wears a gold crown and an orange and gold costume, and another girl in orange with jewelled ornaments holds her hands in anjali. Their forms match a staged cultural presentation rather than a ritual setting.2012-10-24A stage performance by children in costume, with a woman in an orange sari holding a microphone at far left. Several boys wear white dhotis with yellow borders and white shawls, some with bare chests and white marks on their skin. Some carry pink paper swords and a pink paper shield. A girl at right wears a gold crown and an orange and gold costume, and a boy in a pink and yellow costume stands at right. A framed portrait of a smiling figure in a yellow turban with gold necklaces hangs on the wall at top left. A red stage floor and blue backdrop complete the scene.2012-10-24A stage performance with a line of cultural performers in front of a blue backdrop with a gold draped valance. A young woman in an orange sari with gold border stands at left holding a handheld microphone and speaking. Beside her a woman in a light green sari and a young man in white dhoti and shawl stand together. In the centre a man in saffron-orange robes with a matching cloth on his head stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Nearby performers wear costumes in green, orange, teal and maroon silks, some with crowns, gold jewellery and white forehead markings, and a shirtless boy with white body paint stands at right. Petals are scattered on the red stage floor and a red cloth edges the stage.2012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24