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A performer on a green stage in front of a pleated white curtain dances in a classical Indian dance pose, one leg raised with the foot flexed and the arms extended with palms open. He is bare-chested, wearing a black and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment with a yellow-orange pleated drape, multiple beaded necklaces and a red-and-gold armlet, and ankle bells with red tassels. His face has red lipstick, dark eye makeup and a tilak on the forehead. A small round logo appears at the lower left and a copyright line runs vertically on the right.

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December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph of a single dancer performing on a stage with a white draped curtain backdrop and a green stage floor. He stands on one leg with arms raised overhead, hands in expressive mudra poses. He is bare-chested, wearing a yellow and black dhoti-style costume with gold-bordered trim, a gold waist belt, ankle bells, and a beaded rudraksha-style mala with a red-centred pendant. He wears a red bindi on his forehead, bangles and armlets.2009-12-24A performer in a classical Indian dance pose on a stage with a white draped curtain and large red lettering behind him. He is bare-chested with gold armbands, a red-stoned chest ornament, layered beaded necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala, and wears a black and orange dhoti-style costume with ankle bells. He has red face makeup, a tilak on his forehead, and a red patterned design on his raised palm. A single adult figure stands on a green stage floor.2009-12-24A performer stands on one leg on a green stage in a classical Indian dance pose, one hand raised in a mudra with red-painted palm, the other arm bent across the chest. He wears a yellow and black silk dhoti with gold borders, a bare torso, a rudraksha mala, gold armlets and bangles, bells on the ankles, a red tilak and kohl-lined eyes. A white draped curtain and a large red lettered backdrop sit behind him. The page identifies this as a performance by the individual, so the appearance-based candidate is a dancer in dramatic stage costume with rudraksha and armlets, marked as a person.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer on a green stage stands on one leg in a dance pose, torso bare, one arm extended forward with a mudra-like hand and the other leg raised high behind with the foot held aloft. He wears a yellow and black pleated dhoti-style garment with patterned border, a gold waist belt, rudraksha beads, a red stone pendant and bangles, and has dark eyeliner and red lip makeup. A white draped curtain with red lettering behind him forms the backdrop.2009-12-24A performer on a green stage stands on one leg in a dance pose, back leg lifted high behind him and gripped at the ankle, the other arm extended forward with a hand in a mudra. He is bare-chested with a long rudraksha-style bead mala and a large red-and-white pendant, wears gold armbands and bangles, and has a gold waist belt over a pleated saffron-yellow dhoti with a green-and-gold border over black leggings. Ankle bells are visible. Behind him a white draped curtain carries large red letters reading Anandotsav.2009-12-24A performer on a green stage mat, shirtless, dances in a stance with both palms raised outward. He wears a purple silk dhoti bordered in gold with a gold-and-purple sash, a gold belt, multiple strands of white pearl necklaces, a green beaded choker, gold bangles and ankle bells. A red tilak marks his forehead and his face is made up. Behind him hangs a white drapery with a partial red-and-orange sign. The performer is a dance performance rather than a seated devotee.2009-12-24