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A performer on a green stage mat dances in front of a white draped backdrop with large red letters reading "Ananda..." (partly cut off). He is bare-chested with arms raised and one leg lifted behind him. He wears a black and gold dhoti-style garment with a gold-embroidered yellow sash, a gold belt, a red-stoned pendant on a rudraksha-style bead mala, gold bangles and jingling ankle bells, with a tilak on his forehead and kohl-lined eyes. Appearance-based cues are insufficient to name him, so the role is a dance performer.

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A performer on a stage in a bare-chested dance pose, arms raised overhead with hands in a mudra, standing in a deep bent-knee stance. He wears a yellow and black dhoti-style costume with an ornate gold waist belt, bangles on the wrists and arms, a long rudraksha mala with a red stone pendant, and a red forehead mark with bold stage make-up. Behind him hangs a white curtain with large red painted letters reading 'Ramotsava' partially visible. A single figure is present; this is a stage performance, not a verified identification of any individual.2009-12-24A performer in a classical Indian dance pose stands on a green stage in front of a white draped curtain with large red lettering reading partially as "...mahotsav". He is bare-chested with bangles, a jewelled armlet, a beaded necklace, and ankle bells, wearing a black and gold-bordered dhoti-style costume with a yellow sash and a jewelled belt. He has a tilak on his forehead and dramatic eye makeup and lipstick, with one hand raised in a mudra gesture. Visible dancer's costume and stage backdrop; no ceremonial fire or offerings are shown.2009-12-24A performer on a green stage mat stands on one leg in a dance pose, arms extended with one hand pointing upward. He is bare-chested, wearing a gold-trimmed yellow and black dhoti-style lower garment with ankle bells, a gold waist belt, a red-stoned pendant necklace and rudraksha-style beads, gold armlets and bangles, and a red bindi. Behind him a white drape bears large red letters reading Anandotsav. Presentation cues suggest a person performing a stage dance, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-12-24A performer on a stage in front of a white draped curtain with large red lettering behind him that reads Anandotsava, a stage show word partly cut off at the frame edge. He is bare-chested in a classical dance pose, both arms raised with hands held in mudra gestures above his head. He wears a red-and-gold pendant on a beaded mala, layered necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, a gold waist belt over a dark yellow-and-orange lower garment, and has a red bindi and stylised face makeup with red lips. The setting is a festival dance performance.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph of a single male dancer performing on a stage with a green floor and a white draped curtain backdrop. Large red letters on the curtain read Anandotsav 20, with the year partly cut off. The dancer is bare-chested, wearing a gold waist belt, black and gold patterned dhoti-style lower garment, red and white beaded ornaments, a rudraksha-style mala with a large round pendant, gold armbands and ankle bells. He has a red tilak on his forehead and one arm raised overhead while the other extends outward in a classical dance pose. Stage lights sit at the front edge of the stage.2009-12-24A performer in a classical Indian dance pose on a green stage in front of a white draped curtain with large red and orange lettering reading Anandotsa. He is bare-chested with a dark rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles on his arms and wrists, wearing black trousers with a yellow-orange drape and ornate gold-and-red ankle bells. His face has a red bindi and dark eyeliner, and one leg is raised as he holds the other arm extended overhead in a dance mudra. No other people are visible.2009-12-24A performer on a green-carpeted stage performs a classical Indian dance pose, arms raised with fingers in mudra gestures. He is bare-chested, wearing a black and gold striped dhoti-style lower garment with a gold-embroidered border, a gold waist belt, gold bangles, a beaded rudraksha-style mala and ankle bells. A red tilak marks his forehead. A white draped curtain and a red painted sign reading 'Anandots' stand behind him. The page suggests a person candidate, but the physical appearance is not distinctive enough for a confident identification, so the person is described by role as a dancer.2009-12-24A performer on a green-carpeted stage in a classical Indian dance pose, standing on one leg with the other knee raised and hands in mudra gestures. He is bare-chested, wearing a black and gold dhoti-style lower garment with a yellow pleated drape, gold armlets, bangles, a beaded necklace and a red-stoned pendant, with a tilak on his forehead and kohl-lined eyes. A white pleated curtain behind him displays large red lettering reading Anandotsav 2, and a small stage light sits at the lower right.2009-12-24A performer kneels on a green stage mat in a backbend pose, bare-chested and facing upward, one arm raised with fingers in a mudra and the other arm extended to the side. He wears a black and gold-orange dhoti with a gold-bordered waist sash, gold armlets and bangles, and a thin beaded necklace. Behind him hangs a white draped curtain with a red and black painted banner reading Nithyanandotsav 2009 in large letters. Other visible details include a small floral ornament at the ankle. The scene reads as a classical Indian dance performance on stage.2009-12-24A performer on a green stage stands on one leg in a dance pose, torso bare, one arm extended forward with a mudra-like hand and the other leg raised high behind with the foot held aloft. He wears a yellow and black pleated dhoti-style garment with patterned border, a gold waist belt, rudraksha beads, a red stone pendant and bangles, and has dark eyeliner and red lip makeup. A white draped curtain with red lettering behind him forms the backdrop.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24