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Children in costume performing a staged cultural item on a dark blue backdrop. A girl on the left in white with gold crown holds a stringed instrument resembling a veena. A younger boy in a white dhoti with white markings on his body kneels at a small red-and-silver container with flame, while a girl in an orange sari with a white and red flower garland and jewelled necklace leans toward him. Behind them, a boy in a gold crown and orange-gold garment and a girl in gold crown with red and white garland stand or sit, all with white markings on their foreheads. Fruit is visible at the lower right corner. Five to six children visible.

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December 12 20112011-12-12October 24 20122012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24August 17 20142014-08-17October 24 20122012-10-24Photograph of a cultural performance backstage or on stage with children in elaborate costume. In the foreground, a young girl in a golden crown with red and green stones, orange and gold embroidered blouse and saree, and layered garlands of white jasmine and orange-red marigold sits with hands together. Beside her, a boy wears an ornate white-and-red headdress with jewelled bands, a saffron-orange shawl over a gold-embroidered garment, and a jewelled chest ornament. Another person at the left edge wears a garland and a white forehead mark. Behind them are a blue backdrop, a green and blue cloth, and a gold-painted structure. Distinct white tripundra marks are visible on foreheads. No a person candidate is visible.2012-10-24A stage performance by a group of young performers in elaborate costume, standing in a line against a dark backdrop under pink and magenta stage lighting. Many wear ornate silver and gold crowns and headdresses with curved finials, long beaded necklaces, and saffron, orange and gold draped garments. Several hold their palms together in anjali mudra, and one performer holds a long wooden staff or sword. A few hold small rods or sticks. The image shows a stage presentation rather than a ritual setting.2017-12-27 +1 copiesOctober 24 20122012-10-24September 01 20112011-09-01A stage performance in progress under a dark backdrop draped with maroon and pink fabric. On the left, a performer in an orange robe and a golden crown wears a painted monkey-faced mask and holds a golden veena, a garland of white and red flowers around the neck, singing into a microphone. In the centre, a performer wearing a gold crown and a red-and-white flower garland in a saffron-yellow dress stands beside a second performer in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and forehead markings, who sings into a handheld microphone. A seated boy in a gold-embroidered vest and white dhoti watches from the right, and a person in blue sits partly visible behind the microphone stand.2010-02-12Outdoor festival procession at Bidadi Adheenam during Brahmotsavam. A young boy with long dark hair tied up, wearing round glasses, a red tilak on his forehead, and an orange cloth draped over bare shoulders, carries a small wooden orange-painted object in his hands, with rudraksha beads around his neck and wrists. Beside him a smiling young girl wears an ornate gold crown, gold necklace and holds a golden staff with a star finial. Behind them a man in an orange shawl and white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and pendant, and other devotees in white and orange stand among flower garlands in the crowd.2007-12-24