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Two young female dancers perform on a red stage mat in a hall with a golden carved wooden screen at right. The dancer in front, in a magenta and purple silk costume with gold border, arches backward with hands on the mat, wearing gold bangles, a forehead ornament and a nose ring. The second dancer, in a purple and red costume with gold trim, lies on the mat and raises one arm overhead, wearing a gold necklace and ankle bells. Framed portraits of a woman in red and gold hang on the wall behind. Several seated audience members in white shirts and dhotis watch from the left.

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September 26 20142014-09-26October 05 20162016-10-05Two female dancers perform a classical Indian dance on a stage with a painted backdrop of stylised figures and foliage. The foreground dancer, smiling, wears a royal blue silk sari with gold border, a gold-trimmed red-pink skirt, a gold waist belt, a rudraksha mala, gold choker and jhumka earrings, with a long braid and a red bindi. Her raised hand is in a stylised mudra. Behind her, a second dancer in a matching blue sari with gold blouse has arms raised in mudras, wearing a gold choker, bangles and white flowers in her hair. Audience heads are visible at the bottom edge.2016-10-04 +1 copiesOctober 04 20162016-10-04 +2 copiesDecember 31 20182018-12-31Two young women perform a classical Indian dance on a stage before a deep red velvet curtain. Both wear red and purple silk saris with gold zari borders and gold ornaments, including elaborate hair ornaments, earrings, layered necklaces and bangles. Their hair is pinned in a high bun. The dancer at right, in front, has her hands raised in a mudra with a gentle smile, while the dancer at left is partially blurred mid-movement. A third dancer's arm is visible at the far left edge.2018-12-31 +1 copiesTwo young women perform a classical Indian dance on a stage, wearing matching red and gold silk costumes with gold waist sashes, flower-decorated hair and ankle bells. Both dancers have arms raised in mudra gestures. A green backdrop with white dots sits behind them. Seated audience members in front include a bald man in a red shirt and a man in an orange shawl, with a gilded deity statue and a framed picture visible at the sides of the hall.2016-10-09Three female dancers perform Bharatanatyam on a stage in front of a deep red curtain. The dancer on the left leans forward in a dynamic pose, wearing a red and purple sari with gold borders, a gold waist belt, ankle bells and a matching headpiece. The central dancer, in a blue sari with gold trim and a red blouse, raises her hands in a mudra near her chest, adorned with gold bangles, necklace and jhumka earrings. A third dancer stands partly visible on the right in red and gold costume.2018-12-31 +1 copiesTwo young women perform a classical Indian dance on a stage in front of draped red and silver sequined curtains. Both wear orange and blue silk costumes with gold borders, gold waist belts, layered necklaces, jhumka earrings and hair ornaments. The dancer on the right raises one arm high with an open hand, while the dancer on the left extends her hand forward. A carved golden pillar stands behind them, and a framed picture hangs at the upper left.2016-10-07October 04 20162016-10-04 +1 copiesTwo female classical dancers perform on a red-carpeted stage in front of a carved golden swan sculpture and an ornate pillar. The standing dancer wears an orange and gold saree, a blue blouse, a green shawl, a gold waist belt and a gold headpiece, and reaches one arm outward. The kneeling dancer in an orange and blue costume with gold trim sits with hands folded near her chest. Red and sparkling silver drapes and a gold-carved chair frame the stage. A framed portrait hangs on the wall behind the stage.2016-10-07December 31 20182018-12-31