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A photograph of two female dancers performing on a red-carpeted stage in front of an ornate gold-carved archway with lion and elephant reliefs. The dancer in front sits cross-legged in a red and white saree with a blue border and hands folded in anjali mudra. The dancer behind her, wearing a purple blouse and white saree with gold trim, also holds anjali mudra while standing. Both wear gold jewellery, earrings, necklaces and forehead ornaments, and a classical dance performance is being shown. No a person candidate is visible.

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September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesTwo female dancers perform on a red stage before an ornate gilded backdrop with carved scrollwork and relief panels of animals. The dancer in front sits cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together at chest level, wearing a red and magenta blouse with a white skirt and gold waist belt, and gold jewelry at the neck, wrists and ears. Behind her, a second dancer stands in a blue blouse and white sari-style costume, also with palms joined in prayer, with a gold headpiece and necklace. Both have hair pulled back with floral and gold ornaments. The scene resembles a devotional dance performance.2017-09-28 +1 copiesTwo young women perform a classical dance pose on a stage decorated with ornate gold carved arches and panels featuring scrolling foliage and animal reliefs. The woman in front sits cross-legged in a white outfit with a red and blue blouse and gold waist sash, arms raised overhead. The woman behind her stands on the seated dancer's shoulders in a violet blouse with red and gold drapery, palms pressed together in namaskar. Both wear gold jewellery, necklaces, bindis and flower-adorned hair.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesTwo young women perform a classical dance on a red-carpeted stage in front of an ornate golden carved arch with floral scrollwork and carved elephant and horse reliefs. The standing dancer wears a white blouse, white dhoti-style trousers with gold border, a purple and red waist sash, a choker, jhumka earrings and a flower in her hair, and holds her palms joined in anjali. The kneeling dancer, in a red and blue costume with a white blouse and gold necklace, also has her palms pressed together, gesturing toward the other dancer. The page is about a Shakti initiation event held at Adikailasa, but no initiation or a person is visible here.2017-09-28Two female dancers perform a classical Indian dance on a red stage in front of an ornate gold-carved wooden backdrop with floral scrolls, arched lattice panels and carved elephants and horses. The dancer in front wears a purple blouse, red and gold skirt, white churidar-style trousers, a choker necklace and jewelled headpiece; she crouches with her knees bent and hands raised beside her head in a mudra-like pose. The dancer behind wears a red blouse with gold border, white trousers and a red-and-gold waistband, her arms raised with fingers forming a similar gesture. Both have ankle bells and bangles.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesTwo female dancers perform on a red stage in front of an ornate gold-painted backdrop with carved scrollwork, lattice windows and a central arched door, with rows of elephant reliefs along the lower panels. The dancer on the left, wearing a violet blouse, white dhoti-style trousers and a red-and-gold waist sash, bends low with arms raised overhead. The dancer on the right, in a red blouse, white trousers and a violet and red waistband, extends her arms outward in a classical pose, with flowers in her hair and jewellery on her wrists and neck. No a person is visible in the scene.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28