Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A performer on a stage in front of a pleated silver-grey curtain, bent forward in a dance pose. He is bare-chested with a red tilak on his forehead, dark eyeliner and red lipstick, and wears layered pearl necklaces, a green beaded necklace, gold and jewelled armlets, bangles, and a purple dhoti with a gold-bordered hem. Faint dark lettering appears at the top edge of the backdrop. Appearance cues are ambiguous and the performance context is unclear, so identity is marked unsure.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer in a bare-chested dance costume kneels in a squatting pose on a green floor before a cream draped curtain, gesturing with both hands held palm-up in front of the torso. He wears a multi-strand pearl necklace, a gold choker, a jewelled armlet, bangles, and a gold waist belt over purple trousers with orange-gold borders. A vertical tilak mark and dramatic eye makeup are visible, and a blurred camera sits in the lower right. Whether this is a particular person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the figure is described by role only as a dancer.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer on a stage in a bare-chested classical dance pose, leaning forward with one arm raised and the other extended low. He wears a purple dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow edge, a gold waist belt, a layered white pearl necklace, a gold armlet, gold and beaded bangles, and a red tilak on his forehead. His face is made up with red lips and dark eyeline. A white draped curtain stands behind him, with red lettering partly visible at the top right. A purple logo appears at the top left corner.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer kneels on a green stage mat in front of a white draped curtain, bare-chested, wearing a purple and gold dhoti-style lower garment, a gold waist belt, multi-strand white pearl necklaces, a gold armlet and a small forehead tilak. He has dramatic dark eye makeup and red lips, and appears to be in the middle of a dance or dramatic performance. Kneeling pose with arms held behind the body. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance cues like hair length, saffron clothing or rudraksha, so the identity is uncertain.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer kneels against a pale grey draped curtain, bare-chested with hands pressed together at the chest in anjali mudra and gaze lifted upward. He wears a purple dhoti with gold-embroidered border, a gold waist belt, layered white pearl necklaces, a green stone necklace, pearl and gold armlets and bangles, and a white and red tilak on the forehead with dramatic kohl-lined eyes and red lipstick. The pose and costume suggest a staged classical dance or devotional performance. a person appearance is uncertain; he is presented in costume with no clear identifying cues.2009-12-24