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A line of children in costume stands on a red carpet with hands folded in namaste, performing on a stage in a hall with framed portraits and red drapery behind them. A girl at left wears a gold crown and ornate gold-and-red costume, holding a sheaf of folded hands. Several children wear saffron and orange robes, one in a white dhoti with a white head cloth, another in an orange sari, and a boy at right holds a red mace and wears a gold crown and yellow garment with a flower garland. The children are in festive pageant dress, consistent with a children's cultural programme.

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December 12 20112011-12-12December 12 20112011-12-12December 12 20112011-12-12December 12 20112011-12-12December 12 20112011-12-12December 12 20112011-12-12 +1 copiesA row of children performing on a red stage before a black backdrop, standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra as if in namaskar. Two older girls at the right wear costume crowns and red-and-gold or red-and-yellow garments, one holding a red drum-like prop. The other children wear orange saris, saffron dhotis and an orange turban, and a girl in a pink top and grey leggings stands among them. At the top left and right, framed portraits show a figure in orange and a figure with long hair and beads. Folding chairs stand at the right edge of the stage.2011-12-12A group of young performers stands in a row on a dark stage at a children's cultural event, hands pressed together in namaste. On the left, a girl wears an ornate gold crown, a gold-and-red embroidered bodice and a red skirt. Next, a boy in white dhoti and white shawl with a striped cloth bag holds a long staff and wears a white turban over an orange cloth. Center, a boy bare-chested in an orange dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and bangles. Beside him, a girl in an orange shawl with a mala, and two girls in orange saris, one in a pink top. At right, a girl wears a gold crown and a yellow-orange shawl. Behind them, framed portraits of a figure in orange robes hang on a cream wall, and red drapes are visible.2011-12-12A stage performance with a line of about twenty children and young adults in traditional costumes standing on a red stage with a black backdrop. Several wear orange and saffron dhotis and saris, with hands pressed together in anjali, while others wear gold crowns, red and gold garments, and garlands. A figure on the right holds a red mace. Two framed portraits hang on the wall above; one shows a man with long dark hair holding a microphone in white clothing, and the other shows a man with long hair wearing an orange garment and rudraksha-style beads. Red drapes frame the wall, and a red banner stands at the left edge of the stage.2011-12-12A stage performance with a line of cultural performers in front of a blue backdrop with a gold draped valance. A young woman in an orange sari with gold border stands at left holding a handheld microphone and speaking. Beside her a woman in a light green sari and a young man in white dhoti and shawl stand together. In the centre a man in saffron-orange robes with a matching cloth on his head stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Nearby performers wear costumes in green, orange, teal and maroon silks, some with crowns, gold jewellery and white forehead markings, and a shirtless boy with white body paint stands at right. Petals are scattered on the red stage floor and a red cloth edges the stage.2012-10-24A photograph of a stage performance with a group of young performers in traditional Indian costumes against a blue backdrop with a red stage floor. On the left, a young woman in an orange silk sari holds a microphone, beside a girl in a pale green sari with gold necklaces. A young man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a beaded necklace stands beside a teen in a dark grey tunic. A boy with white ash markings on his forehead and chest, wearing black dhoti, presses his palms together. Next, a performer in an orange turban and orange robe stands with a young child in a red and green costume. On the right, a girl wears a gold crown and an orange and gold costume, and another girl in orange with jewelled ornaments holds her hands in anjali. Their forms match a staged cultural presentation rather than a ritual setting.2012-10-24A group of about fifteen young performers in traditional costume stands in a line on a red-carpeted stage in front of a blue curtain with a gold valance. Several wear hands-folded namaskar gestures. A central child wears a tall gold crown, a blue-and-gold outfit and a beaded necklace, and a boy at right wears a white-and-gold ornamented crown and a yellow shawl. Others wear orange, green, white and maroon saris and dhotis, with garlands and bangles. Some boys are bare-chested with painted markings. Small flower petals and microphones lie on the stage floor. Audience heads are visible at the bottom edge, and a red stage skirt is visible below. This appears to be a cultural performance.2012-10-24