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#2837924

19 June 2018

Tamil youth perform a traditional classical Bharatnatyam dance during a cultural program celebrating Tamil Heritage Month and the Festival of Thai Pongal in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on January 27, 2018.The festival of Thai Pongal is a thanksgiving festival honoring the Sun God (Lord Surya) and celebrating a successful harvest.

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#2837926

19 June 2018

Tamil youth perform a traditional classical Bharatnatyam dance during a cultural program celebrating Tamil Heritage Month and the Festival of Thai Pongal in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on January 27, 2018.The festival of Thai Pongal is a thanksgiving festival honoring the Sun God (Lord Surya) and celebrating a successful harvest.

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#2837928

19 June 2018

Tamil youth perform a traditional classical Bharatnatyam dance during a cultural program celebrating Tamil Heritage Month and the Festival of Thai Pongal in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on January 27, 2018.The festival of Thai Pongal is a thanksgiving festival honoring the Sun God (Lord Surya) and celebrating a successful harvest.

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#2614249

14 April 2018

Rupashree Mohapatra (Traditional Shree Jagannath temple culture dancer) performing Mahari dance in front of the ditties of Shree Jagannath temple in a cultural programme in the eastern Indian state Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar on 14 April 2018. Mahari is a ritualistic dance form from the eastern Indian state of Odisha that used to be performed at the temple of Lord Jagannath at Puri by devadasi dancers called Maharis. Following the abolition of the devadasi system, the dance has been discontinued inside the Jagannath Temple but it is now performed on stage at many places to spread out the culture of Lord Jagannath.

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#2614255

14 April 2018

Rupashree Mohapatra (Traditional Shree Jagannath temple culture dancer) performing Mahari dance in front of the ditties of Shree Jagannath temple in a cultural programme in the eastern Indian state Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar on 14 April 2018. Mahari is a ritualistic dance form from the eastern Indian state of Odisha that used to be performed at the temple of Lord Jagannath at Puri by devadasi dancers called Maharis. Following the abolition of the devadasi system, the dance has been discontinued inside the Jagannath Temple but it is now performed on stage at many places to spread out the culture of Lord Jagannath.

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#2614263

14 April 2018

Rupashree Mohapatra (Traditional Shree Jagannath temple culture dancer) performing Mahari dance in front of the ditties of Shree Jagannath temple in a cultural programme in the eastern Indian state Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar on 14 April 2018. Mahari is a ritualistic dance form from the eastern Indian state of Odisha that used to be performed at the temple of Lord Jagannath at Puri by devadasi dancers called Maharis. Following the abolition of the devadasi system, the dance has been discontinued inside the Jagannath Temple but it is now performed on stage at many places to spread out the culture of Lord Jagannath.

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#2614265

14 April 2018

Rupashree Mohapatra (Traditional Shree Jagannath temple culture dancer) performing Mahari dance in front of the ditties of Shree Jagannath temple in a cultural programme in the eastern Indian state Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar on 14 April 2018. Mahari is a ritualistic dance form from the eastern Indian state of Odisha that used to be performed at the temple of Lord Jagannath at Puri by devadasi dancers called Maharis. Following the abolition of the devadasi system, the dance has been discontinued inside the Jagannath Temple but it is now performed on stage at many places to spread out the culture of Lord Jagannath.

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#2614276

14 April 2018

Rupashree Mohapatra (Traditional Shree Jagannath temple culture dancer) performing Mahari dance in front of the ditties of Shree Jagannath temple in a cultural programme in the eastern Indian state Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar on 14 April 2018. Mahari is a ritualistic dance form from the eastern Indian state of Odisha that used to be performed at the temple of Lord Jagannath at Puri by devadasi dancers called Maharis. Following the abolition of the devadasi system, the dance has been discontinued inside the Jagannath Temple but it is now performed on stage at many places to spread out the culture of Lord Jagannath.

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#2614278

14 April 2018

Rupashree Mohapatra (Traditional Shree Jagannath temple culture dancer) performing Mahari dance in front of the ditties of Shree Jagannath temple in a cultural programme in the eastern Indian state Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar on 14 April 2018. Mahari is a ritualistic dance form from the eastern Indian state of Odisha that used to be performed at the temple of Lord Jagannath at Puri by devadasi dancers called Maharis. Following the abolition of the devadasi system, the dance has been discontinued inside the Jagannath Temple but it is now performed on stage at many places to spread out the culture of Lord Jagannath.

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#2614282

14 April 2018

Rupashree Mohapatra (Traditional Shree Jagannath temple culture dancer) performing Mahari dance in front of the ditties of Shree Jagannath temple in a cultural programme in the eastern Indian state Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar on 14 April 2018. Mahari is a ritualistic dance form from the eastern Indian state of Odisha that used to be performed at the temple of Lord Jagannath at Puri by devadasi dancers called Maharis. Following the abolition of the devadasi system, the dance has been discontinued inside the Jagannath Temple but it is now performed on stage at many places to spread out the culture of Lord Jagannath.

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#2614292

14 April 2018

Rupashree Mohapatra (Traditional Shree Jagannath temple culture dancer) performing Mahari dance in front of the ditties of Shree Jagannath temple in a cultural programme in the eastern Indian state Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar on 14 April 2018. Mahari is a ritualistic dance form from the eastern Indian state of Odisha that used to be performed at the temple of Lord Jagannath at Puri by devadasi dancers called Maharis. Following the abolition of the devadasi system, the dance has been discontinued inside the Jagannath Temple but it is now performed on stage at many places to spread out the culture of Lord Jagannath.

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#2614295

14 April 2018

Rupashree Mohapatra (Traditional Shree Jagannath temple culture dancer) performing Mahari dance in front of the ditties of Shree Jagannath temple in a cultural programme in the eastern Indian state Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar on 14 April 2018. Mahari is a ritualistic dance form from the eastern Indian state of Odisha that used to be performed at the temple of Lord Jagannath at Puri by devadasi dancers called Maharis. Following the abolition of the devadasi system, the dance has been discontinued inside the Jagannath Temple but it is now performed on stage at many places to spread out the culture of Lord Jagannath.

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#2500702

20 February 2018

Tamil Hindu girl performs a classical Bharatnatyman dance honouring Lord Shiva during the Maha Shivaratri Festival at a Tamil Hindu temple in Ontario, Canada, on February 13, 2018. Maha Shivaratri which means 'the Great Night of Lord Shiva', is an occasion where Hindu devotees keep awake all-night and offer all-night prayers at temples devoted to Lord Shiva. The significance of dance to this festival has historical roots. Maha Shivaratri has served as a historic confluence of artists for annual dance festivals at major Hindu temples.

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#2500704

20 February 2018

Tamil Hindu girls perform a classical Bharatnatyman dance honouring Lord Shiva during the Maha Shivaratri Festival at a Tamil Hindu temple in Ontario, Canada, on February 13, 2018. Maha Shivaratri which means 'the Great Night of Lord Shiva', is an occasion where Hindu devotees keep awake all-night and offer all-night prayers at temples devoted to Lord Shiva. The significance of dance to this festival has historical roots. Maha Shivaratri has served as a historic confluence of artists for annual dance festivals at major Hindu temples.

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#2500706

20 February 2018

Tamil Hindu girls perform a classical Bharatnatyman dance honouring the Goddess Amman during the Maha Shivaratri Festival at a Tamil Hindu temple in Ontario, Canada, on February 13, 2018. Maha Shivaratri which means 'the Great Night of Lord Shiva', is an occasion where Hindu devotees keep awake all-night and offer all-night prayers at temples devoted to Lord Shiva. The significance of dance to this festival has historical roots. Maha Shivaratri has served as a historic confluence of artists for annual dance festivals at major Hindu temples.

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#2500710

20 February 2018

Tamil Hindu girls perform a classical Bharatnatyman dance honouring Lord Shiva during the Maha Shivaratri Festival at a Tamil Hindu temple in Ontario, Canada, on February 13, 2018. Maha Shivaratri which means 'the Great Night of Lord Shiva', is an occasion where Hindu devotees keep awake all-night and offer all-night prayers at temples devoted to Lord Shiva. The significance of dance to this festival has historical roots. Maha Shivaratri has served as a historic confluence of artists for annual dance festivals at major Hindu temples.

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