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Raseswari Mohanty

            © RAMINDER PAL SINGH
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She is Raseswari Mohanty, an Indian classical dancer from the Indian state of Orissa. I got an opportunity to get this shot when she was preparing for her on stage performance during the 14th National Youth Festival being held in Amritsar these days. As you can see, she is very photogenic and the light provided by the setting Sun, peeping through a window in front of her gave me enough opportunity to capture her pretty face while she was putting on her make up. She was very co-operative to let me shoot as much as I wished.

After getting ready she performed some rituals which I witnessed for the very first time. She lighted up incense sticks and prayed to God and then touched the feet of her Guru or the teacher before she finally went out of the make-shift dressing room for her performance of Odissi dance on the stage.

She was very graceful in her movements and she performed some very difficult steps while she danced. Her expressions were in sync with her dancing style and her performance was excellent. I don’t know much about the Indian classical dances but I am sure she will turn out to be a great dancer in the recent future. I wish her success and happiness.

Taken on: January 14, 2009

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