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A performer on a green-carpeted stage performs a classical Indian dance pose, arms raised with fingers in mudra gestures. He is bare-chested, wearing a black and gold striped dhoti-style lower garment with a gold-embroidered border, a gold waist belt, gold bangles, a beaded rudraksha-style mala and ankle bells. A red tilak marks his forehead. A white draped curtain and a red painted sign reading 'Anandots' stand behind him. The page suggests a person candidate, but the physical appearance is not distinctive enough for a confident identification, so the person is described by role as a dancer.

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December 24 20092009-12-24A performer on a stage in a bare-chested dance pose, arms raised overhead with hands in a mudra, standing in a deep bent-knee stance. He wears a yellow and black dhoti-style costume with an ornate gold waist belt, bangles on the wrists and arms, a long rudraksha mala with a red stone pendant, and a red forehead mark with bold stage make-up. Behind him hangs a white curtain with large red painted letters reading 'Ramotsava' partially visible. A single figure is present; this is a stage performance, not a verified identification of any individual.2009-12-24A performer in a classical Indian dance pose stands on a green stage in front of a white draped curtain with large red lettering reading partially as "...mahotsav". He is bare-chested with bangles, a jewelled armlet, a beaded necklace, and ankle bells, wearing a black and gold-bordered dhoti-style costume with a yellow sash and a jewelled belt. He has a tilak on his forehead and dramatic eye makeup and lipstick, with one hand raised in a mudra gesture. Visible dancer's costume and stage backdrop; no ceremonial fire or offerings are shown.2009-12-24A performer on a green stage mat dances in front of a white draped backdrop with large red letters reading "Ananda..." (partly cut off). He is bare-chested with arms raised and one leg lifted behind him. He wears a black and gold dhoti-style garment with a gold-embroidered yellow sash, a gold belt, a red-stoned pendant on a rudraksha-style bead mala, gold bangles and jingling ankle bells, with a tilak on his forehead and kohl-lined eyes. Appearance-based cues are insufficient to name him, so the role is a dance performer.2009-12-24A performer in a classical Indian dance pose on a green stage in front of a white draped curtain with large red and orange lettering reading Anandotsa. He is bare-chested with a dark rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles on his arms and wrists, wearing black trousers with a yellow-orange drape and ornate gold-and-red ankle bells. His face has a red bindi and dark eyeliner, and one leg is raised as he holds the other arm extended overhead in a dance mudra. No other people are visible.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer on a stage in front of a white draped curtain with large red lettering behind him that reads Anandotsava, a stage show word partly cut off at the frame edge. He is bare-chested in a classical dance pose, both arms raised with hands held in mudra gestures above his head. He wears a red-and-gold pendant on a beaded mala, layered necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, a gold waist belt over a dark yellow-and-orange lower garment, and has a red bindi and stylised face makeup with red lips. The setting is a festival dance performance.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A male dancer performs on a green stage mat before a white draped curtain with large red lettering reading Anandotsav 20. He sits low in a dynamic pose with one leg extended and the other bent, one arm raised with fingers in a mudra and the other arm extended toward his foot. He is bare-chested, wearing a black lower garment with a gold-and-orange sash at the waist, multiple bangles and armbands, a beaded rudraksha-style mala with a red pendant, and a forehead tilak. His face is painted with red eyeshadow and lip colour. Hands are decorated with henna.2009-12-24A performer on a green stage mat stands on one leg in a dance pose, arms extended with one hand pointing upward. He is bare-chested, wearing a gold-trimmed yellow and black dhoti-style lower garment with ankle bells, a gold waist belt, a red-stoned pendant necklace and rudraksha-style beads, gold armlets and bangles, and a red bindi. Behind him a white drape bears large red letters reading Anandotsav. Presentation cues suggest a person performing a stage dance, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-12-24A performer stands on one leg on a green stage in a classical Indian dance pose, one hand raised in a mudra with red-painted palm, the other arm bent across the chest. He wears a yellow and black silk dhoti with gold borders, a bare torso, a rudraksha mala, gold armlets and bangles, bells on the ankles, a red tilak and kohl-lined eyes. A white draped curtain and a large red lettered backdrop sit behind him. The page identifies this as a performance by the individual, so the appearance-based candidate is a dancer in dramatic stage costume with rudraksha and armlets, marked as a person.2009-12-24A photograph of a single male dancer performing on a stage with a green floor and a white draped curtain backdrop. Large red letters on the curtain read Anandotsav 20, with the year partly cut off. The dancer is bare-chested, wearing a gold waist belt, black and gold patterned dhoti-style lower garment, red and white beaded ornaments, a rudraksha-style mala with a large round pendant, gold armbands and ankle bells. He has a red tilak on his forehead and one arm raised overhead while the other extends outward in a classical dance pose. Stage lights sit at the front edge of the stage.2009-12-24