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A photograph of a cultural dance performance in an indoor hall with a tiled floor, lattice windows and a red door. Five young women in pink and white outfits with matching pink trousers, gold anklets and yellow flowers in their hair hold thin wooden sticks and dance in a group. Seated spectators, some in white and red, watch from the floor at the bottom edge.

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A photograph of a cultural stick dance performance in a hall with white walls, ceiling fans and a green map-shaped backdrop of southern India. Six young women in red and pink costumes with pink and white sashes, some with yellow flowers in their hair, hold long sticks raised overhead while dancing on a pale floor. Seated spectators in white and colourful saris and white shirts with garlands watch from the front and sides. Decorative woven banners with elephant motifs hang from the pillars.2009-06-22A cultural dance performance in a hall with white lattice windows and white draped ceiling fabric. Young women in pink and white dresses with yellow flowers in their braids hold sticks and dance in a circle. Seated audience members in white garments and flower garlands watch from the floor, some in orange and red saris. A blue and yellow banner hangs from the ceiling, and water bottles sit on a low table at right.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A group of young women in orange and saffron saris and white and gold traditional dress perform a stick dance in an indoor hall with white tiled floors and ceiling lights. Several dancers raise thin decorated sticks in blue, green, pink and yellow overhead, and some wear red and orange bangles and garlands. Framed photo collages hang on the wall behind them, with red curtains and a religious image visible at the left edge. The dancers are mid-movement, with flowing skirts and braided hair.2016-10-03June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of a cultural dance performance in a white-walled hall with ceiling fans, hanging colourful woven banners with elephant motifs, and lattice windows. Several women in red and pink striped dresses with yellow flower garlands in their hair perform a stick or rhythmic group dance in the centre of the floor. Seated audience members in white clothes, many wearing flower garlands, watch from the floor, and figures in the foreground are seen from behind. The scene reads as a cultural programme during an ashram gathering.2009-06-22July 17 20082008-07-17June 22 20092009-06-22A large hall with white tiled floor and many people performing a group dance with sticks during Navaratri. In the foreground, women in orange, red, pink and green sarees bend forward while holding wooden sticks. Behind them, a mixed crowd of women and men in white ritual clothes and orange garments moves through the space. Gold deity statues and framed pictures line the walls, and a large painting hangs on the far wall.2016-10-03A group of women and girls dance in a hall during a Navaratri celebration, raising thin decorated sticks overhead with both arms. Most wear saris or long skirts in orange, red, teal and white, with gold borders. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with gold trim and another in a cream sari with a magenta-and-gold shawl lift their sticks. Behind them, rows of dancers in orange, maroon and green stand on a glossy tiled floor under ceiling lights, with a framed picture on the back wall and maroon curtains at the left edge.2016-10-03June 22 20092009-06-22