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A stage performance of a group of young women in matching maroon and red-orange dance costumes with gold waist belts and white flower garlands in their hair, dancing in a tight circle with raised, touching hands. Behind them, a carved sandstone temple-style wall with pillars and a red and gold decorated panel. Seated on gold-cushioned chairs at the side are several people: a figure in orange robes, an elderly person in white, and a person in a white turban, watching the performance. A stage with potted plants in the foreground.

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February 11 20082008-02-11February 11 20082008-02-11February 11 20082008-02-11Six women perform a synchronized traditional dance on a red stage in front of a large backdrop printed with a sandstone temple carving. All wear matching maroon and orange silk costumes with gold waist belts, long beaded necklaces and white flower garlands on their wrists. Their hands are held together at chest height, some holding small red flowers, and they step in a line with bare feet. Plain wooden panels stand at the right edge of the room.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02Five women in matching rust-red and gold-bordered dance costumes perform on a red-carpeted stage. Four stand in a row with palms pressed together in anjali, a fifth kneels at right, and a sixth woman in a white sari sits at the far right near a table. Each dancer wears a beaded necklace, flowers in her hair and bangles. Behind them a backdrop shows a carved stone temple relief, and a man in a yellow shirt and a woman in a red outfit sit in the background. Red curtains hang at the back and wall-mounted air conditioners are visible.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02January 11 20172017-01-11November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02Two female dancers in red and gold traditional costumes perform on a red stage in a temple hall. The foreground dancer, with hair in a bun adorned with white flowers and gold jewellery, raises her hands in a mudra while the second dancer mirrors her behind her. Seated devotees in white clothes and orange shawls watch from the floor, with gilded temple pillars and a decorated altar visible on the right.2016-10-09Two young female dancers in red and yellow traditional costumes perform on a stage with green sheer curtain draped with white dots. The dancer on the right raises one arm high with a hand gesture, her long hair decorated with white flowers and pearls; the dancer on the left stands in profile with bangles and ankle bells. Seated at the lower left, a bald man in a red garment and rudraksha-style necklace watches, with other seated devotees beside him. A wooden carved pillar and framed photographs hang on the right wall.2016-10-09