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A female dancer in a white dhoti-style costume with a yellow scarf and red blouse performs on a red stage carpet, smiling with arms bent and hands raised in a classical gesture. Behind her, a backdrop shows a thatched hut and a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Two musicians sit at the left edge, one playing a keyboard and the other seated beside it with a small instrument. Beaded jewelry and ankle bells are visible. A white draped curtain and red swagged valance frame the stage.

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A stage performance under a draped white and maroon tent canopy, with two women in cream dhoti-style costume and orange shawls performing a dance. The woman on the right raises one arm high with the other extended outward, while the woman on the left stands at the left edge with palms pressed together in a namaste gesture. Behind them hang two large printed photographs: a thatched-roof hut on the left and a massive banyan tree with hanging aerial roots on the right. A black speaker sits on the red stage floor and blue plastic chairs sit at the front edge, with a few audience heads visible at the bottom.2015-01-13A female dancer in a cream and red-bordered sari with gold jewellery stands on an orange-red stage carpet under a white canopy, arms folded and posed mid-performance. Behind her, a backdrop shows a thatched hut and a large banyan tree with aerial roots. To the left, musicians sit on the floor: a woman in a yellow sari, a man in a white shirt at a keyboard, another player with a harmonium and a seated singer. A black speaker and blue cable lie in the foreground, and a red drape hangs along the stage edge.2015-01-13A female classical dancer performs on an open-air stage at night under a white canopy, with a pink and maroon draped backdrop. She wears a deep maroon and gold silk sari, gold jewellery and a forehead bindi, and raises one hand in a mudra while stepping forward on a patterned carpet. Two male musicians sit at the right in white shirts and dhotis, one playing a violin and the other seated beside him near a microphone stand. Water bottles sit on the stage and stage lights glow at the lower left.2010-02-12A female dancer stands in a performance pose on a red stage with hands folded in namaskar before her chest. She wears a maroon blouse with gold trim, a white dhoti-style lower garment with a gold waist belt, an orange shawl draped across her shoulders, gold jewellery and a hair ornament, with her hair in a bun. Behind her a large backdrop photo shows a thatched hut with a conical roof beside a banyan tree, with white draped curtains at left and a few logs on the floor.2015-01-13A classical Indian dance performance on a stage with a green floor, red and gold swags and white draped curtains behind. Three female dancers wear orange-red and gold patterned costumes. The central dancer kneels in a white and gold sari with a red blouse, a gold waist belt and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, her arms spread wide with hands open. Two dancers stand behind her: one on the left in a folded-hands namaste pose, one on the right with an arm raised above her head.2013-03-10Two female dancers perform on a red stage carpet in front of large printed backdrops showing a thatched hut and a massive banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Both wear white dhoti-style skirts with red blouses; the dancer on the right has an orange and gold waistband and a flower in her hair, and the dancer on the left wears gold jewellery and a necklace. They are mid-step in a traditional dance performance, with draped red and white curtains framing the stage. No a person candidate is visible.2015-01-13A female classical dancer performs on a stage set with a painted backdrop of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. She wears a white and gold saree with a gold-yellow sheer shawl draped over her shoulders, a maroon blouse with gold border, gold jewellery including a nose ring, earrings, layered necklaces and a waist belt, and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. She has a vertical tilak and red bindi, extends one arm to point to the side, and bends one knee in a dance pose. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2015-01-13A female dancer kneels on a red-carpeted stage in a white and yellow sari with a red blouse and a gold waist belt, performing a classical Indian dance with both hands raised in expressive mudras. She wears a red bindi, jasmine flowers in her hair, gold earrings, bangles and a beaded necklace. Behind her are draped blue and gold stage backdrops, a white curtain and a red-cushioned chair.2015-01-13Two female dancers perform a classical Indian dance on a stage with a green floor and red and white draped curtains behind them. The dancer on the left wears an orange blouse and a red and orange polka-dot costume with pleated fabric, gold bangles and ankle bells, her hair adorned with flowers. The dancer on the right wears a white sari with gold and red borders, a red blouse, gold waist belt, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and gold bangles, with a red tilak on her forehead. Both extend their arms and hands in expressive mudras. No a person candidate is visible.2013-03-10Two female dancers perform on a red-carpeted stage in front of a backdrop with printed photographs of a thatched hut and a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. The dancer on the left kneels with palms pressed together at chest height, wearing a red choli, cream skirt, orange shawl, gold jewellery and bangles. The dancer on the right kneels in a similar cream and red costume with an orange shawl, hands in anjali mudra, wearing gold necklaces and a hair ornament. Purple draped curtains frame the stage, and a black speaker sits at the front left beside a blue plastic chair. No a person candidate is visible.2015-01-13A classical Indian dance performance on a green-carpeted stage before red and white draped curtains. A standing dancer in a white and gold saree with a red blouse and flowers in her hair extends one arm with a hand mudra, lifting one leg. Four female dancers in orange and red patterned costumes with flower adornments sit and kneel around her, some with hands in anjali. No swami or deity figure is visible in the scene.2013-03-10December 23 20162016-12-23