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A performer on a stage in a hall wears a bare-chested costume of yellow and green silk with a gold-embroidered belt and a long green-and-gold drape, plus layered beaded necklaces, bangles and armlets. Face is painted with dark eye makeup, red lipstick and a forehead mark. One hand is raised in a dance mudra while the other arm extends outward in a classical dance pose. Banners with colourful patterns hang in the background and a stage light glows at the right edge. A single person is visible, and no identity is asserted.

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December 24 20092009-12-24A performer in theatrical dance costume stands alone on an indoor stage, bare-chested and mid-gesture, with both hands extended forward in an expressive mudra-like pose. He wears a green and gold silk dhoti or skirt, gold armlets and bangles, layered beaded necklaces in green and purple, and a red tilak on the forehead. His face has bold red and pink stage makeup and he is singing or speaking with an open mouth. The background is a blurred hall with a brown wall, hanging banners and a ceiling light.2009-12-24A performer in a dance or theatrical costume stands on a stage in a hall with pale walls and colourful vertical banners behind him. He is bare-chested with a gold-and-green sash and a yellow dhoti with gold trim at the waist. He wears layered beaded necklaces with a pendant, gold armlets, bangles, and a bindi on his forehead, with heavy eye makeup and red lips. One hand is raised near his chest and the other is gesturing outward. Hall lights are blurred in the background.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph of a performer on a green stage mid-dance, bare-chested and wearing a yellow and green dhoti with gold waistband, multiple beaded necklaces, gold armbands and bangles, and a tilak on the forehead with painted eyes and red lips. His arms are extended outward and one knee is lifted. Behind him are hanging orange, green, purple and red decorations and a blurred audience of seated people in white and colourful clothing.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer stands on a green-draped stage mid-dance, bare-chested, with arms extended and one hand on the hip. He wears a yellow and green dhoti-style garment with a gold belt, layered beaded necklaces, a gold pendant, armlets and bangles, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him an audience of many seated people watches under a white canopy hung with colourful striped banners and orange tassels. Stage lights and ceiling fans are visible.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A 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 performer on a stage performs a dance with arms crossed over the chest, bare-chested, wearing a yellow and green dhoti-style garment with a gold-embroidered belt, multiple beaded necklaces including a rudraksha-style mala, bangles and armlets, and a forehead tilak with a red bindi, with dark eyebrows and red lipstick. A white draped curtain and a banner with partly visible red lettering appear behind, with hanging orange and yellow lanterns at right. Only one person is visible. The performer's appearance does not clearly establish an identity, so a person is unsure.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24