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A cultural stage performance stages a dance-drama on a red stage before a blue backdrop. Children in costume sit and stand in traditional attire: a child at left in white dhoti with a veena, a central child in a gold crown and orange-and-gold garland seated before a low tray of fruit, and a seated boy with pink face-paint and a garland. Older girls at the back wear green, pink and maroon sarees with jasmine hair ornaments, and one holds a small offering. Several dancers have white painted faces and bare torsos with green dhoti-style skirts; a boy holds a large pink paper fan. Pineapple and other fruit sit on a brass plate, with a brass lamp behind them.

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A stage performance of a culturals segment, with a blue backdrop and red floor. A girl in an orange sari and blue-and-gold skirt holds up a long red and white flower garland above a boy in a white dhoti sitting cross-legged, his bare chest and body marked with white paste. In front, two masked figures with pink faces and white headdresses sit on the floor. Around them stand girls and boys in silk saris and dhotis in pink, green, blue, maroon and gold, several with ornate gold headpieces and jewellery. A boy at left seated before a red box and a brass tray of fruit holds up a veena-like instrument. Several standing performers wear white paste markings on their faces.2012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24A photograph of a stage performance with a group of young children and teenagers in traditional dress standing in a row on a red-carpeted stage against a deep blue backdrop. A girl at left in an orange and red sari holds a microphone near her face. Next to her a girl in a light green sari with a white shawl stands beside a boy in a white dhoti. A boy in an orange turban and a younger boy in black with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his forehead and arms stand in the middle. A younger child in a green blouse and red skirt covers her ears. At right, a woman in a teal sari and a young woman in an ornate gold crown and orange and gold costume with garlands pose, with more performers in orange and brown saris beside them. Participants wear forehead markings and bangles.2012-10-24A staged cultural performance on a red-carpeted stage before a deep blue backdrop. Several young performers in costume stand in a group: a central figure in a blue-and-orange ornate outfit with a gold crown and red-and-white garland, a girl in orange silk with a white necklace, a boy in a white-and-red turban, a girl in a green-and-pink sari with gold jewellery, and a figure in white with a gold crown and red garland. A boy in a dark jacket holds a microphone at the left edge. In the foreground, two seated boys in white dhotis with white body markings sit beside a red box and a tray of fruit, one wearing a pink mask-like face covering and a white cap. Other visible details include a brass vessel and banana leaves.2012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24A stage performance on a red floor against a deep blue backdrop. A young boy in a gold crown and yellow-gold ornate costume with a gold beaded collar holds a microphone toward a seated older boy in a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a bare torso, who sits cross-legged on the right. Between them, two younger children in pink and green silk costumes with gold jewellery sit on the floor, one girl wearing a gold headband. A red wooden box stands on a low platform in the foreground. White horizontal marks are painted on the arms and foreheads of several performers.2012-10-24A staged cultural performance on a red stage in front of a deep blue backdrop. Young performers in costume sit in a semicircle: a girl in an orange and gold sari with a rudraksha-style bead ornament and a decorated metal piece holds a ceremonial item, a girl in an orange sari wears a white and orange garland and sits centrally, and two girls in white garments with red-and-white garlands sit to the right. Standing behind them, a girl in a teal and gold sari holds a steel vessel on a plate, and another in a pink and green sari assists her. At far left, performers wear red and gold crowns and a seated figure in a red and brown sari. Flower petals lie on the stage, and a figure in a white animal-like headpiece sits at the right edge.2012-10-24A photograph of a stage performance with a group of young performers in traditional Indian costumes against a blue backdrop with a red stage floor. On the left, a young woman in an orange silk sari holds a microphone, beside a girl in a pale green sari with gold necklaces. A young man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a beaded necklace stands beside a teen in a dark grey tunic. A boy with white ash markings on his forehead and chest, wearing black dhoti, presses his palms together. Next, a performer in an orange turban and orange robe stands with a young child in a red and green costume. On the right, a girl wears a gold crown and an orange and gold costume, and another girl in orange with jewelled ornaments holds her hands in anjali. Their forms match a staged cultural presentation rather than a ritual setting.2012-10-24A group of about fifteen young performers in traditional costume stands in a line on a red-carpeted stage in front of a blue curtain with a gold valance. Several wear hands-folded namaskar gestures. A central child wears a tall gold crown, a blue-and-gold outfit and a beaded necklace, and a boy at right wears a white-and-gold ornamented crown and a yellow shawl. Others wear orange, green, white and maroon saris and dhotis, with garlands and bangles. Some boys are bare-chested with painted markings. Small flower petals and microphones lie on the stage floor. Audience heads are visible at the bottom edge, and a red stage skirt is visible below. This appears to be a cultural performance.2012-10-24A stage performance at a Dasara celebration: a woman in a white sari with a green blouse stands at left holding a microphone toward a performer in a golden crown and black-and-red garment with a garland. Beside him, a bare-chested performer with long curly hair and a dark wrap stands, and at right a performer with long dark hair wears a dark patterned sari with red blouse. In the foreground a boy in saffron robes with a white forehead mark kneels beside a brass plate with a lamp and a red bowl. The backdrop is orange and yellow with a painted figure. This appears to be a dramatized ritual or pageant rather than a seated audience.2010-10-17October 02 20142014-10-02