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Three young women in colourful saris perform a stick dance on a green-carpeted stage at an indoor Dasara celebration. The dancer on the left wears a blue and teal sari with gold border, the centre dancer a pink and lilac sari, and the dancer on the right a bright magenta sari with gold embroidery and a white flower in her hair. Each holds a green stick. Behind them a large backdrop shows a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and a golden throne with a seated figure in orange, beside the printed word Dasara. Two boys in white dhoti-style clothing and a seated audience are visible at the sides, with decorated pillars and white draping overhead.

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A group of young women and girls in colourful silk saris perform a stick dance on a stage with deep red velvet curtains. Their saris are orange, green, blue, red and pink, with gold borders, and many wear gold necklaces and bangles. Several hold thin pink-and-white sticks raised or angled as they step in rhythm. A brass oil lamp stands on the stage at right, and a few performers are mid-motion with hair flying. The scene is a cultural dance performance during the festive programme.2008-10-09A photograph of an outdoor festival stage covered with green tarpaulin at a Brahmotsav event. A group of women in colourful saris, orange, green, pink and maroon, dance in a line with raised arms and small hand objects. Behind them, a red-draped platform holds a seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban, flanked by white-clad attendants and three decorative umbrellas with striped fabric. A large crowd of people in white clothing sits on the ground to the left and along the back edge under a white tent canopy. A pink and gold draped backdrop and speakers frame the scene.2007-12-30October 17 20102010-10-17November 21 20102010-11-21October 09 20082008-10-09Women in colourful silk saris perform a stick-dance on a tiled stage in front of deep red velvet curtains. Several dancers in blue, green, orange, red and magenta saris hold thin wooden sticks, some kneeling and some standing mid-movement, with potted plants and a small brass lamp along the edge of the stage. Gold necklaces, bangles and red-and-gold borders are visible. No a person candidate is visible in this scene.2008-10-09July 17 20082008-07-17December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photo of a stick dance performance on a dirt ground in front of a large green-roofed red building. Two young women in the foreground, one in a teal and gold sari with a long side braid, the other in a blue sari with purple border, hold colourful striped sticks raised and angled in a folk dance. Behind them, women in green and orange saris also dance with sticks. A seated audience of many people fills the background, and in the distance a figure in orange sits on a raised platform beneath a small ornate canopy, with white-clad attendants nearby. Blue metal scaffolding frames the top of the image.2006-12-25December 30 20072007-12-30July 17 20082008-07-17A group of about ten young women in colourful saris dance in a circle on a polished floor in front of a deep red velvet curtain. Each dancer holds a short decorated stick, raised or angled toward the centre, and they wear bangles, necklaces and earrings. Garments include blue and teal, green, pink, orange and red-gold saris with zari borders. Potted plants sit on a red stage edge at right and a brass lamp stands near the curtain. The scene suggests a community dance performance.2008-10-09