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A photograph of a stage performance with a group of young children and teenagers in traditional dress standing in a row on a red-carpeted stage against a deep blue backdrop. A girl at left in an orange and red sari holds a microphone near her face. Next to her a girl in a light green sari with a white shawl stands beside a boy in a white dhoti. A boy in an orange turban and a younger boy in black with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his forehead and arms stand in the middle. A younger child in a green blouse and red skirt covers her ears. At right, a woman in a teal sari and a young woman in an ornate gold crown and orange and gold costume with garlands pose, with more performers in orange and brown saris beside them. Participants wear forehead markings and bangles.

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A photograph of a stage performance with a group of young performers in traditional Indian costumes against a blue backdrop with a red stage floor. On the left, a young woman in an orange silk sari holds a microphone, beside a girl in a pale green sari with gold necklaces. A young man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a beaded necklace stands beside a teen in a dark grey tunic. A boy with white ash markings on his forehead and chest, wearing black dhoti, presses his palms together. Next, a performer in an orange turban and orange robe stands with a young child in a red and green costume. On the right, a girl wears a gold crown and an orange and gold costume, and another girl in orange with jewelled ornaments holds her hands in anjali. Their forms match a staged cultural presentation rather than a ritual setting.2012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24A photo of a stage performance with a row of about fifteen young performers in colourful costumes on a red stage with a blue backdrop and gold drape. A woman in an orange sari at left speaks into a microphone. Several performers wear saffron or orange dhotis and shawls, one wears a gold crown, and others wear green, pink, blue and maroon sarees and dhotis with garlands and white forehead markings. Several figures have hands pressed together in namaskar and heads bowed, and some have bare torsos with white painted markings. Rose petals or flower scatter lie on the red stage.2012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24A group of about fifteen young performers in traditional costume stands in a line on a red-carpeted stage in front of a blue curtain with a gold valance. Several wear hands-folded namaskar gestures. A central child wears a tall gold crown, a blue-and-gold outfit and a beaded necklace, and a boy at right wears a white-and-gold ornamented crown and a yellow shawl. Others wear orange, green, white and maroon saris and dhotis, with garlands and bangles. Some boys are bare-chested with painted markings. Small flower petals and microphones lie on the stage floor. Audience heads are visible at the bottom edge, and a red stage skirt is visible below. This appears to be a cultural performance.2012-10-24A stage performance with a line of cultural performers in front of a blue backdrop with a gold draped valance. A young woman in an orange sari with gold border stands at left holding a handheld microphone and speaking. Beside her a woman in a light green sari and a young man in white dhoti and shawl stand together. In the centre a man in saffron-orange robes with a matching cloth on his head stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Nearby performers wear costumes in green, orange, teal and maroon silks, some with crowns, gold jewellery and white forehead markings, and a shirtless boy with white body paint stands at right. Petals are scattered on the red stage floor and a red cloth edges the stage.2012-10-24A stage performance by a group of young people in traditional costume on a red-carpeted stage with a blue backdrop. A girl in an orange and gold sari at left holds a microphone and speaks. Beside her a girl in a light green and pink sari and gold jewellery stands, followed by a young man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a dark kurta. A boy with painted white markings on his face and arms stands with hands folded in namaste. A young man in an orange robe and orange turban stands with hands folded, next to a dancer wearing a gold crown and blue costume. Several girls in colourful saris, gold jewellery and bindis stand at right, hands joined in greeting, one in a bright green sari. The scene appears to be a cultural programme.2012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24December 12 20112011-12-12A stage performance with a group of young cast members in costume on a red carpeted stage before a blue backdrop with a gold swag valance. A central performer in a golden crown, gold-and-orange embroidered tunic and blue dhoti-style lower garment raises both arms high. Around them, performers in orange, green, teal and maroon saris and kurtas, one in an orange turban, and others in white dhotis with bare chests and white body markings stand or kneel, several with hands in anjali. A few hold folded palms in greeting. The scene suggests a cultural drama or culturals segment.2012-10-24A row of children performing on a red stage before a black backdrop, standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra as if in namaskar. Two older girls at the right wear costume crowns and red-and-gold or red-and-yellow garments, one holding a red drum-like prop. The other children wear orange saris, saffron dhotis and an orange turban, and a girl in a pink top and grey leggings stands among them. At the top left and right, framed portraits show a figure in orange and a figure with long hair and beads. Folding chairs stand at the right edge of the stage.2011-12-12A stage performance of a culturals segment, with a blue backdrop and red floor. A girl in an orange sari and blue-and-gold skirt holds up a long red and white flower garland above a boy in a white dhoti sitting cross-legged, his bare chest and body marked with white paste. In front, two masked figures with pink faces and white headdresses sit on the floor. Around them stand girls and boys in silk saris and dhotis in pink, green, blue, maroon and gold, several with ornate gold headpieces and jewellery. A boy at left seated before a red box and a brass tray of fruit holds up a veena-like instrument. Several standing performers wear white paste markings on their faces.2012-10-24