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Four young women in traditional Indian dance costume kneel and sit in a diagonal line on a stage edge beside a deep maroon velvet curtain. From left: a woman in a yellow and red checked blouse and skirt, a woman in a red blouse with a red-and-pink striped sari, a woman in a bright yellow sari with a red border, and a woman in magenta and purple silk with gold bangles. Each rests her cheek on her hand in a playful pose. Two people with dark hair and white clothing are partly visible at the lower right edge. Gold bangles and bindis are visible. The setting appears to be a cultural performance.

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Four young women perform a group dance on a stage with maroon velvet drapes and a red-painted base. Each wears a silk saree in a different colour: yellow-and-red checks on the left, bright yellow, yellow-and-pink checks, and magenta with purple and gold borders on the right. They have bangles, necklaces, bindis and hennaed hands raised in mudra-like gestures, smiling as they dance. No a person candidate is visible.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17December 24 20092009-12-24October 29 20162016-10-29Three young women perform a classical Indian dance on a stage with deep maroon velvet curtains and a red-trimmed platform. The dancer in front wears a magenta and gold silk saree with gold border, gold jewellery, a forehead ornament and flower-decorated hair, one arm raised high and the other extended. Two dancers behind her wear white and maroon sarees with gold borders and gold necklaces, one with arms raised. A standing fan stands at left on a cement floor.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17October 02 20142014-10-02A photograph of a stage performance with three young female dancers in classical Indian dance costume. The dancer in front wears a magenta and gold silk sari, with a white flower garland in her hair, a jhumka-style headpiece, layered white beaded necklaces, and gold bangles; she extends one arm high with fingers splayed. Two dancers behind her wear white and red-bordered saris with gold jewellery and bangles, also raising their arms in the same pose. The backdrop is a dark maroon curtain above a red-and-white stage step, with the performers on a concrete floor.2008-07-17A photograph of a stage performance of classical Indian dance in a hall with a deep red curtain backdrop and a raised platform. Seven female dancers in white saris with red borders, some with red flowers in their braided hair, perform with raised hands and mudras. The central dancer in a magenta and yellow costume kneels in a squatting pose, while a dancer behind her on the platform wears a yellow and orange outfit. A ceiling fan stands at left. Yellow floor markings are visible on the concrete stage floor.2008-07-17December 17 20112011-12-17Four young women perform a group dance on a plain stage in front of dark red curtains. They wear colourful silk saris: the leftmost in blue, yellow and green stripes, the second in deep blue, the third in red with gold borders, and the rightmost in maroon with pink and gold. Each wears gold necklaces and bangles, and they move with arms extended in a synchronized folk or classical dance. Partial heads of audience members are visible at the bottom edge, and a yellow floor line and wall cabinet frame the left side.2008-07-17A photograph of a Bharatanatyam-style dance performance on a red stage. Five women in traditional silk saris and jewelry stand in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Those in front bow forward with flowers in their hair; the woman at right wears an orange and maroon sari with gold borders and white flowers in her hair. Two seated audience members sit at the left edge against a pale wall, and a red backdrop with leaf designs fills the right side. Scattered petals lie on the stage floor.2010-12-26