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Two young female dancers perform a classical Indian dance side by side on a stage with a dark red velvet curtain behind them. Both wear magenta costumes with gold borders and gold waistbands, with flowers in their hair and gold ankle bells. Their arms are extended with hands in expressive mudra positions, and their feet are in a stepping pose on a light concrete floor marked with yellow lines. A small patterned mat sits at the edge of the stage. a person is not visibly present.

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Two young girls perform a classical Indian dance on a bare concrete floor in front of a dark red velvet curtain. Both wear magenta and gold silk dance costumes with gold-bordered skirts, gold ankle bells, white flowers in their hair, beaded necklaces and bangles, and raise their arms in expressive mudras. Behind them, a boy in an orange kurta and a standing figure in white stand near a table draped in white cloth, with golden lion-like figures and a stage platform on the left. The scene looks like a cultural programme.2008-07-17A photograph of two young girls performing a classical Indian dance on a stage with a deep red velvet curtain backdrop. Both wear magenta and gold silk costumes with gold borders, ankle bells, and jewellery; the girl on the left has a white headpiece and the girl on the right has a flower-decorated braid with a red tassel. They stand in dance poses with palms joined at their chests, bare feet on a pale floor marked by yellow tape lines. Two audience members' heads are visible at the bottom edge. No a person candidate is visible.2008-07-17A photograph of a stage performance with three young female dancers in classical Indian dance costume. The dancer in front wears a magenta and gold silk sari, with a white flower garland in her hair, a jhumka-style headpiece, layered white beaded necklaces, and gold bangles; she extends one arm high with fingers splayed. Two dancers behind her wear white and red-bordered saris with gold jewellery and bangles, also raising their arms in the same pose. The backdrop is a dark maroon curtain above a red-and-white stage step, with the performers on a concrete floor.2008-07-17Three young women perform a classical Indian dance on a stage with deep maroon velvet curtains and a red-trimmed platform. The dancer in front wears a magenta and gold silk saree with gold border, gold jewellery, a forehead ornament and flower-decorated hair, one arm raised high and the other extended. Two dancers behind her wear white and maroon sarees with gold borders and gold necklaces, one with arms raised. A standing fan stands at left on a cement floor.2008-07-17November 02 20132013-11-02Two young women perform a classical Indian dance on a stage in front of a painted backdrop of a lotus and a large gold-framed picture. Both wear royal blue choli blouses with gold sleeves, gold waist belts and hot pink silk skirts with gold borders, plus gold choker necklaces, rudraksha-style beaded malas, jasmine flowers in their hair and gold head ornaments. Both have their hair in long braids and are smiling with raised hands in expressive mudras. Gold lion-like carved pillars frame the stage edges. No a person candidate is visible.2016-10-04 +1 copiesTwo young women perform a classical Indian dance on a stage in orange and gold saris with blue blouses and gold waist belts. The dancer in front raises one arm high with a bangle and gold hair ornament, her other hand in a mudra, while the second dancer behind her extends an arm to the side. Both wear gold necklaces, jhumka earrings and flowers in their hair. Behind them hang draped curtains in red, grey-green and sparkling sequin fabric, and a carved pillar stands at left.2016-10-07Two female dancers perform a classical Indian dance on a green stage in front of a warm orange and yellow backdrop with a dark silhouette of temple spires. The dancer on the left wears a magenta and green silk sari with gold border, a long braid decorated with white flowers, and gold bangles. The dancer on the right wears a green and purple sari with gold trim, a gold belt, a red beaded necklace, and a white flower in her hair, with both hands raised in a mudra toward her partner. No a person candidate is visible.2010-10-08July 17 20082008-07-17Two young female dancers in red and yellow traditional costumes perform on a stage with green sheer curtain draped with white dots. The dancer on the right raises one arm high with a hand gesture, her long hair decorated with white flowers and pearls; the dancer on the left stands in profile with bangles and ankle bells. Seated at the lower left, a bald man in a red garment and rudraksha-style necklace watches, with other seated devotees beside him. A wooden carved pillar and framed photographs hang on the right wall.2016-10-09Photograph of a young girl performing classical Indian dance on a stage with a maroon velvet curtain backdrop. She wears a magenta and gold silk costume with pleated gold skirt, a white belt, gold jewellery and a white flower in her hair, arms raised with hands in a mudra near her head. A second dancer in a white and red-bordered costume stands behind her. A standing fan and a seated person at the stage edge are visible in the background.2008-07-17Two female Bharatanatyam dancers perform on a polished stage in front of a decorated temple-style backdrop. The dancer on the left, in orange and red silk with gold borders and a gold waist belt, extends her arms wide with one hand holding a red flower-like prop. The dancer on the right wears red and gold silk with a red pleated panel, a gold belt, layered necklaces and ankle bells, and gestures with one arm bent. Both wear jewelled head ornaments with white flowers. Behind them stand painted deity figures in pink and teal, with brass oil lamps (deepa) flanking the stage and a hanging garland above the doorway.2014-06-01