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Two children in costume perform on a stage against a deep blue backdrop. A boy on the left wears a gold crown with red tassels, a gold and red-jewelled shoulder garland over an orange cloth, a gold armband, and white ash markings on his forehead and arms. He holds a black handheld microphone and speaks into it. Beside him, a girl in a pale green and pink silk sari wears a jewelled headband, gold earrings, layered gold necklaces and white forehead markings, with a red dot between her brows. Both have calm, attentive expressions.

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Two young performers stand on a stage in front of a purple backdrop, each holding a microphone. The boy on the left wears an ornate gold crown, a gold and jeweled broad collar, a jeweled armlet and a saffron-yellow shawl over bare shoulders, with white markings on his forehead and arms. The girl on the right wears a pale green and pink silk sari with gold jewellery, a gold headpiece, multiple necklaces and red-and-gold bangles, and looks down while holding her microphone. The scene appears to be a cultural performance.2012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24A photograph of two children performing on stage against a deep blue backdrop. A girl with long hair, a gold forehead ornament, gold choker necklace and earrings wears a pink and light green dress and holds a young boy. The boy wears a green and gold costume with a red shawl, white vibhuti lines on his forehead and a red kumkum dot, and is looking down with eyes closed. A hand holds a black microphone at the lower left edge of the frame.2012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24A stage performance with a young girl in a red blouse, gold-yellow sash and an ornate gold crown with gemstones, wearing layered gold necklaces and bangles, seated behind a blue-and-gold draped stage edge. Facing her, a boy in an orange dhoti with a saffron sash holds his palms together in anjali near a microphone, a wooden staff resting over his shoulder. The dark backdrop suggests a children's cultural programme. Two performers visible.2011-12-12A 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 20122012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24A stage performance photograph with a dark backdrop and a blue cloth with gold motifs along the lower edge. A young girl in a red and maroon silk sari with a gold border and a red bindi stands center-right, holding a black handheld microphone and speaking, her face painted with red and dark accents. Facing her from the left, a young boy with his back partly toward the camera is bare-chested, wearing an orange and red dhoti, a beaded necklace, and a quiver-like orange strap across his shoulder, and holds a red object near his face. The setting suggests a children's cultural stage presentation.2011-12-12Two young girls in a staged performance against a deep blue backdrop. The girl on the left wears a pink and light green silk saree with gold trim, a gold hair ornament and a red hair tie, and holds a brass plate in her hands in front of her as she offers namaste to the other girl. The girl on the right wears a gold jeweled crown, a red and gold shawl, a white flower garland, an orange blouse and a beaded armband, with white tilak on her forehead, and stands facing her with a rudraksha-style bead mala on her wrist. The setting suggests a cultural program or puja-style re-enactment, with no a person present.2012-10-24