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A young girl in a gold and yellow traditional costume performs on stage in front of a carved, lattice-patterned wooden screen decorated with yellow flower garlands. She wears a gold headpiece with a jeweled forehead ornament, a gold-beaded bodice, layered beaded necklaces and bangles, and a sheer golden veil draped over her head and shoulders. She holds a pair of red and yellow sticks in her right hand and looks off to the side with an expressive face, appearing to be mid-dance or mid-recitation.

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September 26 20142014-09-26A young girl performs a classical dance on stage, arms raised wide and holding a small oil lamp in each hand. She wears a gold and yellow sari-style costume with a sheer gold headscarf, a gold headpiece, layered beaded gold necklaces, a pendant, earrings and multiple bangles. Behind her stands an ornate golden wooden lattice screen with cross-shaped cutouts. No a person candidate is visible.2014-09-09September 09 20142014-09-09A young girl in a gold and cream traditional outfit raises a small lit oil lamp high in her right hand while holding a second lamp in her left at waist level. She wears a gold shawl draped over her head, a layered gold necklace, earrings, a hair ornament and multiple bangles and beaded bracelets. Behind her is a carved wooden lattice screen with cross-shaped cutouts and a hanging flower garland at the top edge. The setting suggests an aarti offering during a gathering. No other people or a person candidate is visible.2014-09-09September 09 20142014-09-09September 09 20142014-09-09September 09 20142014-09-09September 09 20142014-09-09A young girl in a golden-yellow sari with a matching sheer shawl drawn over her head stands in profile, holding two small oil lamps in cupped hands. She wears a gold headpiece, layered gold necklaces and bangles. Behind her are blurred gold ritual objects, including a large brass bell and ornate carved gold panels, with a blurred red-clad painted figure on the left wall.2014-09-09September 26 20142014-09-26September 09 20142014-09-09A young girl performs a classical dance on a stage before a carved golden wooden lattice screen with cross-shaped cutouts in dark blue. She wears a yellow and gold sari with a gold border, a gold headpiece with a veil, a gold necklace and layered beaded collar, and gold bangles on both wrists. Her arms are raised high and she gazes upward, holding small brass cymbal-like items in her hands. Strands of white flower garland hang on the left and centre. A small brass oil lamp is visible at the lower left corner.2014-09-09