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A photograph of a large hall with a polished tiled floor where women and men in white and colourful traditional clothes perform a stick dance with brightly striped dandiya sticks raised overhead. In the foreground a smiling woman in a white and gold sari with a pink-and-gold dupatta lifts her sticks, beside a woman in a grey and black striped sari and a woman in a green sari with a white-and-red patterned skirt. Several participants wear white kurtas with red-and-gold sashes. Ceiling lights and red drapes frame the room. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the dancers.

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A photograph of a group dance in a bright hall with white tiled ceiling and fluorescent lights. Women in white and cream saris, one in a pink and gold bordered sari, and men in white kurta-style clothes with red sashes, hold colourful sticks raised in crossed arms and dance in a circle. Smiling faces and bare feet on a polished marble floor. In the background, figures in orange and red garments and a deity murti are visible near a shrine area.2016-10-03A group of women and girls dance in a hall during a Navaratri celebration, raising thin decorated sticks overhead with both arms. Most wear saris or long skirts in orange, red, teal and white, with gold borders. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with gold trim and another in a cream sari with a magenta-and-gold shawl lift their sticks. Behind them, rows of dancers in orange, maroon and green stand on a glossy tiled floor under ceiling lights, with a framed picture on the back wall and maroon curtains at the left edge.2016-10-03A group of women dance in a bright hall with a tiled ceiling and pink-tinted lights, holding painted sticks raised in their hands in a garba-style circle. Most wear white or cream saris and bordered skirts with gold and red trim; one woman in the centre wears a grey patterned sari with a red border, and a woman on the right wears a green sari. Some wear bangles and necklaces. Red and maroon drapes hang at the back. A small logo appears in the upper left corner. Navaratri dance celebration.2016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03A photograph of a large group of women dancing in an ashram hall with pale pink walls and framed artwork. Most wear white kurtas and white dresses with red or orange shawls tied at the waist, and many carry short colored sticks in both hands. In the centre a smiling woman in a green sari with a red and multicolour embroidered skirt and a gold blouse holds a stick, and a woman with long blonde curls in white clothes stands nearby. Behind them a few women in saffron tones and an ornate golden frame are visible, with a stone floor beneath.2016-10-03Indoor photo of a group dance during Navaratri celebrations in a hall with a tiled ceiling, pink walls, maroon valances and framed pictures. Several women in white kurtas and white trousers with red sashes dance energetically, holding thin sticks. A woman with long wavy blonde hair in a white T-shirt and white trousers is prominent in the centre. Others wear orange and green saris, and red and green lehenga-style skirts, moving in a circle along a roped barrier.2016-10-03A group of young women in orange and saffron saris and white and gold traditional dress perform a stick dance in an indoor hall with white tiled floors and ceiling lights. Several dancers raise thin decorated sticks in blue, green, pink and yellow overhead, and some wear red and orange bangles and garlands. Framed photo collages hang on the wall behind them, with red curtains and a religious image visible at the left edge. The dancers are mid-movement, with flowing skirts and braided hair.2016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03A line of women in white ritual clothing, many with red and maroon shawls or stoles draped over their shoulders, moves through a hall during a group ritual. Several raise short sticks with purple, green and yellow tips high in their hands, while others walk with arms swinging. Gold bangles and necklaces are visible, and one woman in front wears glasses and a red-bordered white outfit. A pale background with softly lit columns and a blurred crowd suggests an indoor congregation. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the frame.2016-10-03A large group of women and girls dance energetically in a bright hall with white tiled floor, holding colourful sticks raised in the air. Many wear orange, red and magenta saris and salwar outfits with gold borders, some with green and maroon garments and jewelry, while others in the background wear white traditional clothing. Golden deity statues stand at the left edge and framed paintings line the walls.2016-10-03