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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.

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Women 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.2008-10-09A 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.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09July 17 20082008-07-17A group of young girls in colourful traditional dress perform a stick dance on a tiled stage floor before a deep red velvet curtain. Several dancers in orange, pink, green and blue saris hold up short multicoloured sticks, with arms raised in a circular formation. Potted plants line the low red dais at the back. In the lower left corner, several seated boys in white shirts watch the performance. The setting is an indoor hall or auditorium with decorative patterned panels on the side walls.2008-10-09July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17October 09 20082008-10-09October 23 20122012-10-23October 23 20122012-10-23