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A photograph of a single male dancer performing on a stage with a red carpeted platform and a dark navy curtain backdrop. He stands on one leg in a dance pose with both arms raised outward and wrists bent, wearing a white dhoti and white sleeveless top, an orange sash at the waist, a gold-toned chain necklace, gold armlets and a red tilak on his forehead. Brass lamp stands flank the stage, potted palms sit at the corners, and a small oil lamp glows on the floor. The scene suggests a classical Indian dance performance during a festival event.

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December 29 20072007-12-29December 29 20072007-12-29A male dancer performs alone on a stage with a dark navy backdrop and a red-carpeted front platform. He wears a white sleeveless top, white dhoti-style trousers, an orange sash draped at the waist, a gold necklace with a green-and-red bordered shawl, and gold armlets. He has a tilak on his forehead and holds his arms outstretched with hands raised in a classical dance gesture. Above the stage hangs a large banner showing a figure in an orange robe with rudraksha beads. A small oil lamp sits on the stage floor near his feet.2007-12-29A male dancer performs on a stage with a deep blue backdrop and a pink-draped platform. He stands on one leg, the other raised and bent, with both arms spread wide and palms open. He wears a red sleeveless vest with gold trim, a gold waist sash, white dhoti-style trousers, gold ankle bands, a red-and-white shoe, a red bindi, a beaded necklace and white wrist bands with tassels. A black equipment case with a dark speaker unit sits beside him at the stage edge. The scene looks like a classical dance performance during a festival programme.2008-12-29A man stands on one leg on a draped stage in a yoga tree-style pose, palms pressed together above his head in anjali mudra. He wears a red sleeveless top, a yellow-gold sash over the shoulder, a gold waist sash, white dhoti-style trousers, a red-and-gold beaded necklace and a tilak on his forehead, with white wrist bands and tassels on his upper arms. Beside him stands a black equipment case with a small black device on top, and a dark blue backdrop hangs behind the stage.2008-12-29A dancer performs on a red-carpeted stage at an evening event. He wears a red sleeveless vest with gold trim and tassels, a gold waist sash, and loose white dhoti-style trousers with gold ankle bells. His hands are raised in an anjali-like gesture near his head. Behind him a drum kit and percussion instruments sit under a pink draped backdrop, with a white plastic chair and a dark stage curtain at left.2008-12-29A man in a red sleeveless top with gold trim and white dhoti stands on a red carpeted stage, performing a dance with one hand raised. He wears a gold waist sash, gold-tasselled shoulder cloth, beaded ankle bands, and a rudraksha-style necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him are a drum kit with a 'BASX' bass drum, pink draped curtains, and a white canopy. A small white plastic chair sits at the right edge beside seated musicians.2008-12-29December 29 20072007-12-29April 04 20122012-04-04A man performs a standing yoga balance on a stage, raising his palms pressed together in anjali above his head while balancing on one leg. He wears a red sleeveless top, a gold-and-yellow sash across his chest, a gold waist belt over white dhoti-style trousers, a red rudraksha-style mala, and white wrist bands with tassels. A red tilak marks his forehead. A black equipment case with a red logo sits at the front edge of the red-and-white stage against a dark blue backdrop.2008-12-29September 13 20112011-09-13Four young male dancers perform on a stage with a red floor and blue cinder-block wall. Three dancers in white kurta-style tunics with red sashes strike poses: one balances on one leg with arms raised, another bends with hands raised, and a third stands with palms pressed together overhead. A fourth dancer in white with a red sash leans at the right edge beside a yellow door. At left, a framed portrait is garlanded with yellow and red flowers beside a brass oil lamp, and a potted palm sits in the foreground.2007-12-24