Bharatanatyam Dancer in Ancient Temple

A woman in a traditional Bharatanatyam costume performs a dance pose in the sunlit, stone-carved corridor of an ancient temple.

A photo of a woman in a Bharatanatyam costume posing in a stone carved corridor of Ramanathaswamy Temple, illuminated by side sunlight See more

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