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Two female Bharatanatyam dancers perform on a stage in front of a decorative backdrop of painted temple-style pillars and ornamented columns. Both wear green silk costumes with gold borders and gold waist belts, with orange-gold blouses and drapery. Each has jewelled headpieces with white flowers, layered necklaces, bangles and red bindi. Their hands are raised in expressive mudras while one dancer's foot is lifted mid-step.

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June 01 20142014-06-01Two female Bharatanatyam dancers perform side by side on a polished stage, both in green and orange silk costumes with gold borders, gold waist belts with fan-shaped ornaments, and gold jewellery including necklaces and maang tikka with white flowers in their hair. Their ankles bear bells, and they are barefoot, their hands in dance mudras. Behind them stand brass oil lamps and a pillar with ornate decoration. At left, seated musicians with a microphone accompany the performance, and a garland of flowers hangs at upper right. The setting suggests a classical dance recital.2014-06-01Two female Bharatanatyam dancers perform side by side on a polished stage. Both wear green and gold silk costumes with contrasting orange-yellow and orange-red pleated dhoti-style trousers, gold-embroidered waistbands, and long rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Their hair is adorned with white flower garlands and gold ornaments, and both have arms extended outward in dance poses. Behind them stand large painted deity murti figures and a decorated temple-style backdrop with brass lamps and floral garlands. A seated musician in orange clothing plays an instrument at the left edge of the stage.2014-06-01Two female Bharatanatyam dancers perform side by side on a stage with warm lighting. Both wear green silk saris with gold-bordered orange-red blouses, gold waist belts with ornate central medallions, layered gold necklaces and long gold head ornaments with white jasmine flowers in their hair. The dancer in front holds one hand near her face and the other extended to the side, while the dancer behind raises an arm in a mudra. Red bindis and dramatic eye makeup accent their faces. Blurred colourful backdrop panels and a painted figure appear at the left edge.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01Two young women perform Bharatanatyam on a stage, both in green silk saris with gold zari borders and orange-gold blouses, gold waist belts, and gold jewellery. Their arms are raised in dance poses; one holds a hand gesture near her chest. Their hair is adorned with white jasmine garlands and a red-orange flower, and they wear forehead tilaks and nose rings. Gold bangles cover their wrists. The background is dark with a colourful backdrop at the right edge.2014-06-01Two female dancers perform Bharatanatyam on a glossy stage in front of a painted temple backdrop with a large wooden door and a hanging flower garland. Both wear green and orange silk costumes with gold borders, gold waist belts, ankle bells, and white flowers in their hair; the dancer on the left has her arms raised and the one on the right extends one arm outward. A colorful deity murti with multiple arms stands behind them, and brass oil lamps flank the stage. A musician sits at the left edge.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01Two female Bharatanatyam dancers perform side by side on a polished white stage in front of a temple-style backdrop. Both wear green and orange silk costumes with gold borders, gold waist belts and jewelled necklaces, with white flowers in their hair. The dancer on the left stands with hands on her hips, while the dancer on the right holds one hand raised in a mudra. Behind them a seated musician in an orange shirt plays a violin. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a painted deity figure with a garland and a lamp appears at the right edge.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01Two female Bharatanatyam dancers perform on a stage with pink and blue lit backdrop panels showing a painted deity figure. Both wear dark green silk saris with gold zari borders, orange-red blouses, gold waist belts and layered gold necklaces with rudraksha-style beaded malas. Their hair is adorned with gold jewellery and white jasmine garlands, and they have red bindi and nose rings. The dancer on the left extends one arm upward, while the dancer on the right holds a mudra with her hand near her chest. Stage lights and a wooden panelled door are visible behind them.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01