Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A performer in a bare-chested Bharatanatyam-style dance pose on a green stage in front of a white draped backdrop with red lettering. He wears a purple dhoti-style skirt with gold and orange borders, a gold waist belt, layered white pearl necklaces, gold bangles and armbands, and ankle bells, with dark eyeliner and red lip colour. He kneels with one leg extended, arms spread and hands in mudra gestures. No appearance-based a person candidate is established, so this is a performer.

More like this

Open the gallery
A performer in a classical dance pose on a green stage floor before a white draped curtain. He kneels in a wide, low stance with hands raised in mudra-like gestures, wearing a bare torso with a multi-strand pearl necklace, gold bangles, an armlet, a gold waist belt and deep purple trousers with gold-bordered yellow sash. A red tilak marks the forehead. Probable dance performance rather than a ritual.2009-12-24A photograph of a male dancer performing a kneeling pose on a green stage mat in front of a white draped curtain. He wears a purple dhoti with gold-orange borders and a gold waistband, a multi-strand white pearl necklace, a gold ornate armlet on the upper arm, and bangles. He has a red bindi on his forehead, dark eyeliner and red lipstick, and his bare torso is visible. His hands are raised in expressive mudra-like gestures. A blurred dark object sits in the lower right foreground.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer in a classical dance pose on a stage before a pale silver curtain with red lettering partly visible at upper right. He is bare-chested, wearing a purple dhoti-style lower garment with gold border, a wide ornate gold belt, a multi-strand pearl necklace and gold armbands and bangles. He has a red tilak on his forehead, kohl-lined eyes and red lips, and he is mid-movement with one hand raised in a mudra and the other extended outward, knees bent. The scene reads as a theatrical dance performance. The a person field stays unsure because appearance cues are insufficient to confirm identity.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer on a stage with a green floor and a white draped curtain backdrop performs a classical Indian dance in a low crouch. He is bare-chested, wearing a purple and gold dhoti-style lower garment, a gold waist belt, pearl and beaded necklaces, a gold armlet, bangles and anklets. His face is painted with a forehead tilak and red lips, and one hand is raised in a mudra. A small black monitor sits at the lower left of the stage. The performer appears to be a dancer rather than a clearly identifiable candidate.2009-12-24A performer kneels on a green-and-blue stage in front of a white draped curtain with a red-and-black banner reading Ananda Satsang or similar at the top. He is bare-chested, wearing purple and gold dhoti-style drapery with a gold waistband, layered white pearl necklaces, gold armlets, bangles and a red bindi, with red eye makeup and lipstick. He leans forward with both hands extended, fingers open, in an expressive dance pose. A camera on a tripod sits at the right edge of the frame.2009-12-24A performer kneels on a green mat in a half-seated dance pose before a pleated white curtain, arms extended with open palms. He is bare-chested and wears a purple dhoti with an orange-and-gold border, a gold waist belt, multiple strands of white pearl necklaces, a green beaded necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a red tilak on his forehead with kohl-lined eyes and red lips. The stage setting suggests a classical Indian dance performance. The performer's identity cannot be established from appearance, so the a person field is unsure.2009-12-24