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Four female dancers perform a classical Indian dance on a stage with a dark backdrop and a row of red roses and white flowers along the front edge. Each dancer wears a fitted blouse and a gathered, striped or gold-bordered skirt in red, orange, gold and teal, with flowers in her hair, and extends her arms outward in a stylised pose. A framed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure hangs upper left, and a projection screen is visible at upper right.

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Four women perform a classical Indian dance on a stage at a cultural programme. They stand in a line with hands held at the hips and arms angled outward, wearing traditional silk saris in red, orange, gold and teal, with gold jewellery, hair ornaments and forehead pendants. A strip of red and white flowers lines the front of the stage. A dark backdrop hangs behind them, with a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron hung on the wall at upper left.2008-05-03A stage performance of classical Indian dance by several female dancers in traditional costume. The dancers wear ornate silk saris and blouses in green and blue, red and maroon, and orange with gold borders, with jewelry, headpieces and bangles. They hold hand gestures and stretch their arms outward. Red flowers and green foliage line the front edge of the stage, a potted palm stands to the left, and a framed portrait hangs on the dark backdrop at upper right. A projection screen is visible behind the left side of the stage.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03Four women in traditional Indian classical dance costumes perform on a stage with a floral border of red flowers and green leaves along the front edge. Each dancer stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, a greeting gesture. Their outfits are colourful: a dancer on the left wears a maroon and orange blouse with a deep orange skirt, the second wears a gold and white embroidered costume, the third wears a green and blue patterned sari with gold trim, and the fourth wears an orange-red choli with a multicoloured striped skirt. Each has a decorated headpiece and jewellery. A large projection screen and potted palm stand behind the stage against a dark backdrop, and a framed picture hangs on the upper right wall.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03Two women perform a classical Indian dance on a stage edged with red and green flower garlands. The dancer on the left wears a gold-and-white sari with a striped orange border, a gold headpiece and bangles, and extends her arms outward. The dancer on the right wears an orange and gold sari with a gold waist belt, a gold headpiece with a white flower in her hair, and gold jewellery, with one hand raised. A potted palm stands at the left edge. A framed portrait on the upper right shows a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala seated in meditation; it is a printed portrait, not a physical person. The backdrop is black with a white projection screen behind the dancers.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03Five women perform a classical Indian dance on a stage before a black backdrop, with red and white flower garlands along the stage edge and a potted palm at left. The standing dancers wear jewel-toned silk costumes in green, blue, orange and yellow, with ornate headpieces, necklaces and bangles. Four are in dynamic poses with raised arms and hands in mudra gestures, while a seated dancer in a yellow and maroon costume, with a red-and-gold blouse and decorated headpiece, sits in the foreground with her hands together. The setting appears to be a cultural programme.2008-05-03Five women in traditional South Indian classical dance costumes perform on a stage decorated with a low border of red flowers. From left, the first dancer kneels in a deep red blouse and orange skirt, while the others stand in embroidered silk saris and skirts of rust, pink, gold and green, with flowers in their hair and bangles on their wrists. They extend their arms in expressive mudra poses. A potted palm stands behind them, a framed picture hangs on the dark backdrop, and audience silhouettes sit in the foreground. No one identifiable as a person is visible.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03