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A female classical dancer performs on a stage with both arms raised overhead, fingers meeting above her head in a Bharatanatyam-style gesture. She wears a blue and orange silk sari with gold zari border, a gold waist belt, layered gold necklaces with red stones, jhumka earrings, bangles and a red bindi. Beside her is an ornate gold-painted swan or hamsa-shaped sculpture with carved pillar details. Behind her, framed posters and photographs are visible on the wall.

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October 29 20162016-10-29A female dancer in a blue and orange silk costume performs a classical Bharatanatyam-style pose on a stage, arms raised overhead with hands in an angular mudra, and ankle bells visible on her feet. She wears gold necklaces, a gold waist belt, jhumka earrings, a nose ring and a forehead ornament. Beside her stands an ornate gold swan-shaped pedestal and a carved golden pillar. Behind her, framed photographs show saffron-robed figures, and a wall-mounted air conditioner and digital clock are visible. No swami is clearly identifiable in the scene.2016-10-29 +1 copiesOctober 29 20162016-10-29 +1 copiesOctober 29 20162016-10-29 +1 copiesOctober 29 20162016-10-29 +1 copiesOctober 29 20162016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29October 07 20162016-10-07October 29 20162016-10-29 +1 copiesOctober 07 20162016-10-07A female Bharatanatyam dancer performs on a polished floor during an arangetram-style stage performance. She kneels in a deep lunge with one arm raised above her head and the other extended sideways, smiling. She wears a golden-orange blouse with purple and gold trim, a purple and orange pleated skirt, a gold waist belt, a gold necklace and bangles, and a jewelled headpiece with white flowers. Behind her, musicians sit on a patterned mat: a vocalist in a green-blue sari with a microphone, and a flautist and a seated percussionist. An orange-lacquered instrument case sits at left. At right, a painted deity murti with raised arms stands beside brass oil lamps on a decorated stage.2014-06-01A female classical dancer in a teal-blue silk sari with gold zari border and mustard-yellow blouse kneels on a pale marble floor, one arm raised high with a bangle and the other bent in a mudra, in a temple hall. Behind her, murti figures of deities in blue and pink saris sit on a pink-draped dais, with a brass oil lamp to the right and gold curtains in the background. Ankle bells and a gold anklet are visible on her foot.2019-02-17