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A staged cultural performance on a red-carpeted stage before a deep blue backdrop and a teal draped cloth. A young performer in a green sari with gold border bends forward holding a microphone. Beside them a child in a white hooded costume with pink ears and a gold-trimmed white cloth stands near the blue drape. A woman in an orange and gold costume with a gold crown and a bright blue lower garment holds a microphone, and a girl in orange silk wears a red and white flower garland and jewelry. Another woman in a teal sari stands at the right edge. Petals are scattered on the red stage floor.

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October 24 20122012-10-24A photograph of a stage performance with a group of young children and teenagers in traditional dress standing in a row on a red-carpeted stage against a deep blue backdrop. A girl at left in an orange and red sari holds a microphone near her face. Next to her a girl in a light green sari with a white shawl stands beside a boy in a white dhoti. A boy in an orange turban and a younger boy in black with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his forehead and arms stand in the middle. A younger child in a green blouse and red skirt covers her ears. At right, a woman in a teal sari and a young woman in an ornate gold crown and orange and gold costume with garlands pose, with more performers in orange and brown saris beside them. Participants wear forehead markings and bangles.2012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24Stage performance photo at a Jayanti-Brahmotsavam celebration: four young performers in costume on a red-carpeted stage with a dark backdrop. On the left, a girl in a yellow skirt and maroon shawl stands beside a performer in a green-and-gold tunic with red trousers and a gold crown, who plays a bamboo flute and wears a red-and-white garland. On the right, a performer with a trident and a crescent-adorned headdress, in a leopard-print top and white dhoti, stands beside a woman in a maroon sari with a gold crown and beaded necklace, standing on a blue-draped platform. Scattered yellow petals lie on the stage.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A photo of a stage performance with a row of about fifteen young performers in colourful costumes on a red stage with a blue backdrop and gold drape. A woman in an orange sari at left speaks into a microphone. Several performers wear saffron or orange dhotis and shawls, one wears a gold crown, and others wear green, pink, blue and maroon sarees and dhotis with garlands and white forehead markings. Several figures have hands pressed together in namaskar and heads bowed, and some have bare torsos with white painted markings. Rose petals or flower scatter lie on the red stage.2012-10-24A 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 stage performance by a group of young people in traditional costume on a red-carpeted stage with a blue backdrop. A girl in an orange and gold sari at left holds a microphone and speaks. Beside her a girl in a light green and pink sari and gold jewellery stands, followed by a young man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a dark kurta. A boy with painted white markings on his face and arms stands with hands folded in namaste. A young man in an orange robe and orange turban stands with hands folded, next to a dancer wearing a gold crown and blue costume. Several girls in colourful saris, gold jewellery and bindis stand at right, hands joined in greeting, one in a bright green sari. The scene appears to be a cultural programme.2012-10-24A stage performance of a devotional dance drama on a red-carpeted stage against a dark backdrop. On the left a young woman in a maroon top and yellow skirt smiles and reaches toward a performer playing a flute. Centre, a performer dressed as Krishna wears a gold crown, a green and gold costume and a red-and-gold dhoti with a red and white garland, playing a bamboo flute. Right, a performer with a trident and a crescent-adorned headpiece wears a leopard-print top, white dhoti and a dark tilak, standing beside a performer in a maroon and gold sari with a gold crown and white necklace. Yellow flower petals are scattered on the red stage, and a blue draped table is at right.2008-12-29October 24 20122012-10-24A 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.2012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24