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Two young women perform a Bharatanatyam dance on a stage with a pink floor. Both wear matching mustard-orange silk costumes with green and gold borders, gold waist belts, and green fan-shaped pleated panels at the hips. Each has jasmine flowers in her hair, layered necklaces, and dark ankle bells. One dancer extends her arms wide while the other turns beside her. Behind them stands a large carved deity murti with multiple arms, framed by a glowing golden arch and a red cushioned seat, with potted green plants on either side. The scene shows a traditional dance performance.

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May 17 20162016-05-17Two young women perform a Bharatanatyam dance on a red stage in front of an ornate golden throne with a red cushion and a tall gilded arch. Both dancers wear orange silk costumes with green and gold borders, green fan-shaped waist pieces, gold necklaces and jhumka earrings, and white flower garlands in their hair. The dancer on the left extends one arm upward while the dancer on the right gestures with one hand, both smiling. Potted green plants flank the stage, and a carved wall panel with figures stands behind. Partially visible at the left of the throne, a seated figure in pink clothing is barely visible, and no clear identification of any person is made.2016-05-17May 17 20162016-05-17Two female Bharatanatyam dancers in matching mustard-yellow silk costumes with green and gold borders perform on a stage. The dancer on the left raises one arm high with a hand in a mudra, and the dancer on the right extends an arm toward the side. Both wear gold jewellery, necklaces, hair flowers and bindis. Behind them, a gold-framed golden throne with red cushions holds a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron-red robes with a red turban and a beaded mala. A gilded carved deity murti stands in the background. A printed caption on the photo reads copyright text, which is excluded.2016-05-17 +1 copiesTwo female Bharatanatyam dancers in matching orange and green silk costumes with gold borders perform on a stage in front of a golden ornate throne. The dancer on the left has a jewelled headpiece, nose ring and a gold pendant; the dancer on the right wears a flower-decorated hair ornament and a long white garland, both with hands in dance gestures. Behind them a large printed portrait on the throne shows a seated figure in red robes and a red turban with a white beaded mala, though this is a portrait rather than a physical person. A stone carved deity figure appears at the top left, and a small potted plant stands on the right. Copyright text appears in the lower right corner.2016-05-17May 17 20162016-05-17Two female dancers in orange and green silk Bharatanatyam costumes perform on a stage in front of a large ornate golden throne with a red cushioned seat. Both wear white flower garlands in their hair, gold jewellery and long necklaces, and bangles. The dancer on the left holds her arms out and the one on the right extends a hand with a raised palm. Behind the throne is a carved deity murti with multiple arms. Green plants stand at the side of the stage.2016-05-17May 17 20162016-05-17Two women in orange and green silk Bharatanatyam costumes perform on a stage, facing each other with hands joined and arms extended. The dancer on the left wears a long braid with white flower garlands and gold jewellery, and the dancer on the right wears a gold waist belt, a gold necklace and a white flower garland. Behind them stands a large golden throne backdrop with a red crown-shaped canopy. A man in a red turban, red robe and rudraksha mala sits on a red-cushioned seat at the left edge, partially visible. A potted green plant stands between the dancers and the dark red curtain.2016-05-17Two women in orange and green silk Bharatanatyam costumes perform on a red-carpeted stage, one with her hands extended toward the other who gestures with raised hands. Both wear jasmine flowers in their hair, beaded necklaces, and bangles, with ankle bells visible. Behind them a gilded, ornately carved throne with a red cushion holds a seated figure in red robes and a red turban, wearing a rudraksha mala. Above, a stone carving of a deity with raised hands is partly visible, and a potted green plant stands to the side. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference but is only partially distinct, so identity is uncertain.2016-05-17Two young women perform a Bharatanatyam dance on a red-carpeted stage. Both wear orange silk costumes with green and gold woven borders, gold waist belts, jasmine flowers in their hair and gold jewellery. Behind them stands an ornate gold throne with red cushions. On the throne is a printed portrait of a man in red robes, a red turban and a rudraksha mala, with a grey-white background. The dancers' feet wear ankle bells, and a potted plant and dark red curtains frame the stage.2016-05-17Two female Bharatanatyam dancers in matching saffron-orange silk costumes with green and gold borders perform on a stage before a gold-framed throne with red cushions. The dancer at left wears a gold headpiece, jasmine-style flowers in her hair and layered gold jewellery, and holds her hands at chest height. The dancer at right wears a white beaded necklace and gold earrings and extends one hand outward. Behind the throne is a carved stone deity sculpture with raised arms. A large framed portrait on the throne shows a seated man in a red turban and red robes with a white bead mala, hands folded in his lap. A dark red curtain forms the backdrop.2016-05-17