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Two young female dancers in traditional South Indian classical costume stand on a red stage in namaste pose with palms pressed together. The dancer on the left wears a green silk blouse and dhoti-style skirt with gold zari borders and a gold waist belt, with a braid and green bangles. The dancer on the right wears a bright pink costume with green and gold brocade borders, layered gold necklaces and a long braid with tassels. Both have jewelled hair ornaments and bindis. Behind them a sepia backdrop shows a temple corridor with carved pillars and a shrine doorway.

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October 29 20162016-10-29 +1 copiesOctober 02 20142014-10-02Two female dancers perform a classical Indian dance on a red stage in front of an ornate golden carved panel with lattice openings. The dancer in front wears an orange silk blouse with a blue patterned bodice, an orange-and-blue saree pleated at the waist with a gold belt, and a gold necklace, a long gold chain with pendant, earrings, a maang tikka and jasmine flowers in her hair. She raises one arm in a graceful pose, with bangles on her wrists. Behind her, a second dancer in an orange and pink costume with gold jewellery and ankle bells is partly visible at the left edge.2016-10-29 +1 copiesOctober 29 20162016-10-29 +1 copiesA female dancer performs on a red stage in front of a large carved golden ornamental panel with floral and lattice patterns. She wears a royal blue blouse, a magenta and gold-bordered sari with the pallu swept across her body, a gold waist belt with hanging bells, and a heavy gold necklace and bangles. Both arms are raised holding small terracotta oil lamps, one lit with smoke rising, while she lifts one leg in a classical dance pose. A green plant hangs in the upper background. No a person candidate is visible.2016-10-29 +1 copiesTwo young female dancers in traditional Bharatanatyam costume stand in namaste poses on a red stage, with scattered flower petals on the floor. The dancer on the left wears a green blouse and gold-patterned pleated skirt with a gold waist belt and a long braid with ornaments. The dancer on the right wears a magenta and green striped costume with gold jewellery, a long braid with a tassel, and a nose ring. A large sepia backdrop of carved temple pillars and arches sits behind them.2013-11-02A woman in a bright pink silk saree with gold zari borders and a gold waist belt stands on a red stage, pointing with one hand toward a tall ornately carved wooden panel. She wears a white blouse, gold-toned jhumka earrings, a nose ring, a white floral hair ornament, a rudraksha-style mala and a layered necklace with a central pendant, plus gold bangles. A brass oil lamp stands beside the carved panel, and a metal bowl of fruit sits behind her at the left edge. A red curtain forms the backdrop.2016-05-02A female classical dancer performs on a red stage in a Bharatanatyam-style costume of orange and royal blue silk with gold zari borders and a gold waist belt. She wears heavy gold necklaces, bangles, a gold hair ornament and jhumka earrings, and has a red bindi and nose ring. Her hands are raised in expressive mudras and her ankles are fitted with bells. Behind her, a second dancer in a pink costume with gold jewellery stands partly hidden. Ornate gold carved wooden panels and a carved pillar frame the stage.2016-10-29 +1 copiesOctober 02 20142014-10-02Two young female dancers perform on a red stage carpet scattered with white flower petals, in front of a sepia temple-sculpture backdrop. The dancer in front wears a royal blue and orange-gold silk costume with a gold belt and pleated skirt, her palms pressed together in anjali mudra with a gold headpiece and jewelry. Behind her, a second dancer in an emerald green costume with gold trim stands in profile, also with hands joined in namaste. Both have braided hair with gold ornaments and jasmine-style flowers, consistent with a Bharatanatyam-style classical dance performance.2013-11-02Photograph of a stage performance in front of an ornate gold-leaf backdrop with carved columns, scrollwork, elephant and horse reliefs and fairy lights. A young woman in a red and purple saree with a gold belt stands centrally, with multiple arms extended in mudra-like gestures, a multi-armed dance depicting a deity form. Behind her, another dancer's arms are visible. In the foreground right, a girl in a maroon and gold saree kneels on the red stage, one hand raised. A microphone stands at the bottom of the frame on the red stage skirt.2014-10-02October 29 20162016-10-29 +1 copies