Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Two female performers in traditional South Indian dance costume on a stage with a dark backdrop and a white projection screen. The standing dancer in gold-and-brown brocade with a cream shawl and gold headpiece bends forward, arranging a green leaf garland with white flowers on a tray. The kneeling dancer beside her, in yellow, purple and gold silk with white jasmine in her hair and a pearl necklace, sits with palms pressed together in anjali. White flowers lie on the stage floor in front. No identifiable ritual figure is shown.

More like this

Open the gallery
May 03 20082008-05-03Two women perform a classical Indian dance on a stage decorated with red and white flowers along the front edge. The dancer on the left wears a gold and brown brocade blouse, a cream silk skirt with gold border, a jeweled headpiece with white flowers, and gold bangles; her palm is raised outward. The dancer on the right, leaning forward with arms extended, wears a green and blue silk sari with gold zari border, a teal blouse, gold waist belt, and flowers in her hair. A third dancer stands partly visible at the far right edge in orange and gold costume with her hand on her hip. The backdrop is a plain grey wall.2008-05-03Two young female dancers perform a classical Indian dance on a dark wooden stage floor against a dim grey wall with a potted palm at right. The foreground dancer wears a brown and gold brocade costume with a yellow silk blouse and yellow trousers, white jasmine flowers in her hair, a forehead ornament and jhumka earrings, and bangles on her wrists. Both arms reach forward in a dance pose. A second dancer behind her, wearing a teal blouse and orange silk skirt with white flowers in her hair, bends in a similar pose. No a person candidate is visible.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03Five young women in traditional South Indian dance costume stand in a line on a dark reflective stage, barefoot, with a potted palm behind them. They wear silk saris and dance dress in blue, orange, green, cream and yellow, edged with gold zari borders, with flowers in their hair, gold jewellery, bangles and ankle bells. The woman second from right has her palms pressed together in a greeting gesture, and the others look downward in a poised dance stance.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03A young woman performs classical Indian dance on a dim stage. She wears a yellow and gold silk blouse with a brown and gold patterned skirt edged in magenta, and a gold headpiece with white flowers in her hair. She bends forward with bent knees, hands clasped near her chest, wearing bangles and a necklace. A potted plant stands at the right edge of the stage and small petals lie on the wooden floor.2008-05-03