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A female Bharatanatyam dancer performs centre stage in a temple-style hall, mid-movement with arms extended outward and one hand raised near her chest. She wears a purple and orange silk costume with gold zari borders, a gold waist belt, a layered pearl and gold pendant necklace, and a gold headpiece with jhumka earrings and a nose ring. Behind her are a wooden panelled door draped with white flower garlands, a painted pillar with a red and green band, brass lamp stands, and a decorative shrine-style frame. The setting suggests an arangetram or ritual performance.

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A photograph of a female Bharatanatyam dancer performing on a stage during an arangetram-style recital. She wears a purple and orange silk costume with gold-bordered pleated skirt, an orange blouse with gold trim, a long beaded necklace with a red-green pendant, and a gold waist belt. Her head is adorned with a gold headpiece and jhumka earrings, with a red bindi and nose ring. Her hands form mudras near her chest while she bends into a seated dance stance. Behind her are a decorated pillar, brass lamps and a patterned wooden panel with hanging garlands.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01A female Bharatanatyam dancer performs on a stage in an arangetram-style setting. She wears a purple and gold silk costume with a gold waist belt, a long pearl necklace, a gold choker, jhumka earrings, a jewelled headpiece with flowers, and a red bindi. One arm is extended forward with a hand in a mudra while the other arm reaches to the side, and she stands on a red circular platform. Behind her are brass oil lamps (deepas) and a painted backdrop with a multi-armed deity figure, garlands of flowers hang along the wall, and a wooden door panel is visible to the right. One other partially visible performer appears at the right edge of the frame.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01A young woman performs Bharatanatyam on a stage lit in blue and red. She wears an orange silk sari with a purple blouse and border, gold waist belt, pearl necklace with a gold pendant, a jasmine-style headpiece and gold bangles, and holds one hand in a mudra while the other arm extends outward. Two large painted deity murtis stand on either side of the stage: one in blue with multiple arms, the other in red, with brass oil lamps standing at the left edge and a painted temple-style doorway behind her.2014-06-01A female Bharatanatyam dancer in an orange and purple silk costume with gold zari borders performs on a stage, standing on a raised red platform with one arm extended outward and the other raised overhead. She wears gold jewellery, a gold belt, a headpiece with flowers and a long necklace. Behind her are brass oil lamps and a painted backdrop with a deity murti holding a trident, and a wooden panelled door at the right.2014-06-01A female dancer performs Bharatanatyam on a stage, arms outstretched in a stance, wearing a gold-bordered orange and purple silk sari with a gold waist belt, gold jewellery, a flower-decorated hair bun, ankle bells and bangles. Behind her are large colourful deity murti figures, one with a raised hand, and tall brass oil lamps stand on the right. Hanging marigold garlands decorate the upper left. The scene is lit with blue and red stage lights.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01A female Bharatanatyam dancer performs seated in a half-kneeling pose on a polished floor, arms extended outward with hands in mudras. She wears a purple and gold silk costume with gold border, a gold waist belt, layered necklaces, a jhumka-style headpiece with white flowers in her hair, and red bindi. Behind her, a seated musician in orange clothing plays a stringed instrument, and a large illuminated deity murti stands in a backdrop with brass lamps in the foreground.2014-06-01 +1 copiesJune 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01