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A female classical dancer performs on a stage in a red and gold silk costume with a gold waist belt and gold blouse, wearing a gold headpiece with flowers and a pearl and gold necklace. She holds red flower or petal offerings aloft with both arms raised, eyes closed, ankle bells on her feet. Behind her stands a carved wooden deity murti with a flower garland, and to her left a colourful painted Ganesha murti sits on a pedestal draped with white garlands. Plants are placed on the white draped backdrop and a dark blue curtain fills the background.

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June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A female dancer performs classical Indian dance on a raised stage against a black backdrop. She wears a red and gold sari with a gold waist belt, a gold necklace, gold bangles, a jewelled headpiece, and ankle bells with dark ornamented anklets. Her hands are raised in a mudra near her chest while her other arm extends outward. Behind her on a white draped table stands a gold-and-green Ganesha murti garlanded with white flowers, and a larger carved deity murti with flower garlands sits on a pedestal above. A stylised white dove and orange-yellow painted backdrop panel appear at the left edge.2009-06-15A female classical dancer performs alone on a raised stage in front of a dark blue curtain. She wears a red and gold traditional costume with a gold waist sash, gold blouse sleeves, a gold pendant necklace, bangles, and a white flower in her hair with gold headpiece. Her ankles bear black ghungroo bells and she stands in a bent-knee dance pose with both hands raised near her face. To the left, a white draped table holds a carved Ganesha figure garlanded with white flowers, with a decorated altar piece above. The scene is a dance performance, not a ritual.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A female classical dancer performs on a stage in a red and gold silk costume with a gold waist belt and a gold-bordered red blouse. She wears a hair ornament with a white flower, gold jewellery, and a red-and-gold necklace, and stands with one hand on her hip while the other rests on a white draped cloth. A deity murti with garlands stands at the left edge beside a dark blue curtained backdrop, and the stage has a tiled edge below.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A female classical dancer stands on a stage in a red and gold silk sari with a wide gold zari border, a gold belt at the waist, and a gold pendant on a multi-strand pearl necklace. She wears a jhoomar-style gold headpiece with white flowers in her hair, red bindi, red lipstick, gold bangles, and black ankle bells with brass bells. Behind her are a white floral-patterned backdrop, potted plants, a dark blue curtain, and a partial carved deity figure at the left edge.2009-06-15A female classical dancer performs alone on a stage in front of a dark navy blue backdrop. She wears a red silk sari with wide gold zari borders and a gold-trimmed blouse, a gold waist belt, and gold and pearl necklaces. Her hair is adorned with a white flower garland and a gold headpiece, and she wears ankle bells with rows of brass bells. Her hands and feet are decorated with red henna. She stands with one hand raised in a dance gesture. The stage floor is wooden with a low white edge.2009-06-15