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A female Bharatanatyam dancer performs on a polished stage in a yellow and red silk costume with a red pleated fan-like drape, gold waist belt, layered gold necklaces, jasmine-flower hair adornment and ankle bells, arms outstretched in a graceful pose. Behind her, a seated musician in an orange shirt plays a stringed instrument beside brass oil lamps, and large painted deity statues in pink and blue stand against a temple-style backdrop with carved pillars and a wooden door. Stage lights glow in magenta and blue. This appears to be an arangetram-style dance performance.

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A female Bharatanatyam dancer performs centre stage on a polished floor, arms outstretched, wearing a gold and red silk costume with a gold belt, layered necklaces, a gold headpiece with white flowers and bangles. Behind her, a seated musician in an orange shirt plays a violin-type instrument on a striped floor cushion, and tall brass oil lamps flank the stage. Pink-painted deity murti figures with multiple arms stand in ornate niches. The setting resembles a temple-style performance hall lit by purple and pink stage lights.2014-06-01A photograph of a female Bharatanatyam dancer performing on a polished stage. She wears a red and gold blouse with a yellow-orange gold-bordered sari, a gold headpiece with white flowers in her hair, and layered gold necklaces and bangles. Her arms are extended with one hand in a dance gesture while she smiles. To the left, a musician in orange clothing sits on a mat beside brass oil lamps. Behind her stand large pink painted deity murti figures and a wooden temple-style door with a garland of flowers and a tall pillar with ornate pink and green capitals.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01A female Bharatanatyam dancer performs centre stage in a red-and-gold silk costume with a gold zari border, a gold waist belt, a layered gold necklace with a large pendant, matching earrings and a jewelled headpiece in her hair, with a bindi on her forehead. Her arms are extended in dance gestures with bangles on her wrists. Behind her are two large red-lit sculptures of multi-armed deities adorned with garlands, in front of a wooden panelled door under pink and red stage lighting. This is an arangetram-style performance photo.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01 +1 copiesA female Bharatanatyam dancer performs centre stage at an arangetram-style stage programme. She wears a red and gold blouse, a yellow and red silk saree with gold border and a red drape at the hip, a gold waist belt, a white and gold layered necklace, a gold headpiece with flowers and anklet bells. Her hands rest on her hips in a classical dance pose. Flanking her are two large painted deity statues with multiple arms, one pink and one orange, adorned with flower garlands. A wooden panelled door with hanging floral garlands stands behind. Stage lights illuminate the scene.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01A female Bharatanatyam dancer in an orange and red silk sari with gold border sits in a deep lunge on a polished reflective stage floor, arms extended wide, wearing a gold waist belt, layered necklaces, a headpiece with jewelled ornaments, and a red bindi and nose ring. Behind her stands a painted deity murti with green and red colouring, tall brass oil lamps flank the right side, and a red panelled wooden door sits at left.2014-06-01A female Bharatanatyam dancer performs on stage in a yellow and red costume with gold borders, arms raised outward in a dance pose. She wears a gold headpiece with white flowers, a gold necklace with a pendant, a gold waist belt and bangles. Beside her, a large pink-faced deity murti with multiple arms and a crown, adorned with white and colored flower garlands, stands against a wooden panelled wall framed by floral garlands.2014-06-01A female Bharatanatyam dancer performs centre stage in a red and orange silk sari with gold zari borders and a gold waist belt. She wears a gold headpiece with white flowers in her hair, gold jhumkas, a nose ring, a red bindi and a multi-strand pearl necklace with a gold pendant. Her right hand is raised in a mudra near her chest. Behind her, a large illuminated deity murti in pink and purple light, with multiple arms, stands beside tall decorated pillars. No a person candidate is visible.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01