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A stage performance on a red carpeted platform before a black backdrop. Three young women in traditional dress kneel in namaste posture. The woman on the left wears an orange turban and an orange-gold sari with a gold patterned border. The woman in the centre wears a yellow-orange sari with white and gold striped lower garment, a white beaded necklace with a gold pendant, and raises her hands overhead. The woman on the right wears a red-and-gold sari with a gold waist belt, a long beaded necklace with a pendant, and presses her palms together. A patterned yellow cloth lies on the stage behind them. The scene reads as a dance or drama presentation rather than a ritual.

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May 17 20162016-05-17A stage performance on a red floor before dark maroon drapes. A young dancer in an orange sari with gold border and a red blouse sits on a low golden seat, one arm raised in a gesture of address. Beside her, a second dancer in a cream and gold-bordered blouse with a blue skirt kneels in profile with palms pressed together in anjali, bells on her ankles and a hair bun with flowers. A dark draped table or seat stands behind them, and a silver tray lies at the left edge. The scene reads as a dance drama enactment rather than a ritual event.2016-12-23October 29 20162016-10-29December 17 20112011-12-17October 29 20162016-10-29Two female dancers in matching saffron-orange silk costumes with green and gold borders perform on a red-carpeted stage before deep red draped curtains. The standing dancer, in the upper centre, has her hands joined in anjali near her forehead, wears a flower-decorated headpiece, gold jewellery and white jasmine garlands. The kneeling dancer in front, seen from behind, sits with her long braid adorned with white flowers and bends forward in a dramatic backbend pose supported by the standing dancer. A red-upholstered ornate golden chair and potted green plants flank the stage. The scene reflects a Bharatanatyam classical dance performance.2016-05-17October 29 20162016-10-29Two young women perform on a stage with a red floor and maroon curtains, standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Both wear orange and cream costumes with gold waistbands and ankle bells. The woman on the left wears a cream blouse, orange dhoti-style drape and a necklace; the woman on the right wears an orange sleeveless top with a matching orange scarf, orange trousers and a red-beaded necklace. Behind them are gold-carved pillars, a draped black table or throne-like platform, and two orange ceremonial umbrellas with a red and white emblem of a dove. A patterned silver-grey cloth hangs at the left edge.2016-12-23October 09 20102010-10-09Three women perform a classical Indian dance on a green stage in front of a backdrop of orange, gold and silver draped fabric with a faint temple silhouette. Each dancer stands in a folded-leg pose with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. They wear matching orange and maroon costumes with gold borders, gold jewellery, necklaces, earrings and forehead ornaments. The central dancer wears a purple and gold outfit with a gold waist belt. A partial purple banner with a bird logo appears at the top left.2010-10-09A Bharatanatyam dance performance on a red-carpeted stage in front of dark red drapery. Two female dancers in orange and green traditional silk costumes with gold borders perform. The foreground dancer kneels with one hand raised in a mudra, wearing a flower-adorned hairpiece, a red-beaded necklace and ankle bells. A second dancer kneels at the right in a similar orange costume beside a potted plant. At the left edge, an ornately carved gold throne or shrine frame stands beside a figure in red. Green foliage and a potted plant frame the scene.2016-05-17A dancer in a saffron-orange headwrap and orange shawl over cream and gold traditional dress performs a kneeling pose on a red stage, arms extended with hands in expressive mudras. Behind her, a younger performer in a white dress with a green and purple sash also stands with arms raised. A large backdrop shows a smiling portrait of a man with a saffron turban and orange robe, beside a red-and-gold banner with decorative lettering and floral motifs.2010-12-22