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October 24 2012

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Backstage preparation before a cultural performance in a hall with a tiled floor. At centre, a girl in an orange blouse and orange-and-gold sari wears a long white and orange flower garland and a pendant, her face smiled down. Around her, girls in pink and green saris, a red-and-gold sari, and a small child in green with a red headscarf adjust costumes; one holds a girl's arm. Some have white tilak and forehead paint. A girl in white costume with gold borders stands at a board at right, and a steel vessel sits on a table behind them.2012-10-24Indoor photo of children in costume preparing for a cultural performance in a hall with hanging tassel decorations on the ceiling. A boy at right wears a gold crown, gold necklace, and orange shawl over his shoulder and holds a long staff topped with a yellow tip. Beside him a boy with a white forehead band wears a red dhoti and rudraksha mala and holds a wooden instrument. Girls in gold crowns and white or orange costumes stand nearby, and a woman in a dark green sari with an orange shawl and gold necklace watches them. Metal vessels sit on a table behind, with a framed portrait on the wall and seated people in the background. Several children have white body markings.2012-10-24October 02 20142014-10-02Girls in traditional South Indian dress prepare backstage in a hall with a blue curtain and red-draped table. A girl in the foreground wears a white sari with a red border, a gold crown, and white and orange marigold garlands, holding a red and white cloth bundle. Beside her a girl in a green silk sari adjusts a garment, another in an orange-gold outfit with white jasmine flowers in her hair stands with her back turned, and girls in pink and green saris and a maroon sari look on. Stainless steel vessels sit at the lower left and a loudspeaker stands near the stage.2012-10-24June 22 20132013-06-22October 24 20122012-10-24A photograph of a seated group of women and girls in a hall with red curtains, sitting on the floor in rows facing forward. The front row includes a young woman in a white and gold-bordered dhoti-style set and another in a green saree with orange border, both with eyes closed in meditation. Around them are brass lamps, small bowls, a steel container and flowers on the tiled floor. Several older women stand or sit along the back, one in an orange saree. A standing woman in white at the left edge and a woman in a white top at the right edge are also visible.2011-09-24 +1 copiesA photograph, rotated sideways, of a group of young girls in traditional Indian dress performing on a stage with dark red velvet drapes. Several girls in colourful salwar kameez and sarees, including orange, red, magenta, green and blue-and-purple checked outfits, lean forward at the waist with hands extended and holding small lit lamps or sticks. Bangles and bracelets are visible on their wrists, and their hair is pulled back. The scene suggests a cultural dance or devotional offering performance.2008-07-17A photograph of a devotional gathering on a stage hall with a white tiled wall and draped dark red curtain. In the foreground, a group of women in white sarees with gold borders kneel on white sheets, several with hands raised to their foreheads in a reverent gesture. One woman in an orange shawl sits at the centre-left, and a woman in a blue and green patterned shawl sits nearby. Behind them, women in white stand on the stage, and at the lower right, young people sit on the floor. Colourful garlands and decorative hangings adorn the stage area.2007-02-24March 10 20132013-03-10September 25 20112011-09-25November 05 20102010-11-05