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A female classical dancer performs on a stage in a red and gold silk costume with a gold waist sash and a gold-trimmed blouse. She wears a white flower headpiece, a dark ornate hair ornament, gold necklaces and bangles, and ankle bells. She stands in a dance pose with one hand raised near her chest. Behind her is a white draped backdrop with a gold figure of a deity, possibly Ganesha, decorated with white flower garlands, beneath a copper-coloured deity murti on a shelf with potted plants. To the left is a large painted cutout of a map in red, orange and yellow with a white dove. A dark blue curtain frames the stage.

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June 15 20092009-06-15A female dancer performs classical Indian dance on a raised stage against a black backdrop. She wears a red and gold sari with a gold waist belt, a gold necklace, gold bangles, a jewelled headpiece, and ankle bells with dark ornamented anklets. Her hands are raised in a mudra near her chest while her other arm extends outward. Behind her on a white draped table stands a gold-and-green Ganesha murti garlanded with white flowers, and a larger carved deity murti with flower garlands sits on a pedestal above. A stylised white dove and orange-yellow painted backdrop panel appear at the left edge.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A female classical dancer performs on a stage in a maroon and gold costume with a gold waist sash, flower-adorned hair, layered necklaces and ankle bells. She stands in front of a white draped backdrop with a dark green Ganesha murti garlanded with white flowers, and a red and yellow cut-out of a map with a white dove. A floral arrangement sits above the backdrop.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A female classical dancer performs on a stage in a red and gold silk costume with a gold waist belt and a gold-bordered red blouse. She wears a hair ornament with a white flower, gold jewellery, and a red-and-gold necklace, and stands with one hand on her hip while the other rests on a white draped cloth. A deity murti with garlands stands at the left edge beside a dark blue curtained backdrop, and the stage has a tiled edge below.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A photograph of a female dancer seated cross-legged on a raised white stage, performing a classical Indian dance. She wears a red and gold silk sari with gold zari borders, gold jewellery including a layered necklace with a pendant, and a jasmine-garlanded hairstyle with a gold headpiece. Her hands are open, palms up, in a gesture. Behind her is a large painted backdrop of an orange-to-yellow map shape with a white dove, and above her sits a colourful deity murti of Ganesha with a garland. No a person candidate is visible in the image.2009-06-15A female classical dancer performs on a raised stage in front of a white draped backdrop and a dark blue curtain. She wears a red and gold sari with a gold waist sash, gold jewellery, a gold headpiece and bangles, and red-painted hands and feet, and she is mid-movement with one arm extended. Behind her is a small gold deity murti of Ganesha on the backdrop. On the left is a large cut-out map of Karnataka in orange and yellow with a white dove, and a small logo appears in the upper left corner.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15