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Hindu temple dancers

My primary assignment today was to photograph a troupe of blind dancers from the Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind in India performing at the local Hindu temple. I wasn’t sure what to expect heading over there, but it turned into a pretty cool assignment. The temple’s alter is full of bright colors and the dancers wore colorful clothes, making for some colorful shots. The entire group of dancers are blind, which made it kind of amazing to see them pulling off the highly choreographed moves to perfection. I know I wouldn’t be able to do anything near what these guys could do.

A performer dances to a Bharatanatyam, a traditional and classical Indian dance, during a show on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, at the Hindu Temple of Central Illinois. The performer, who is blind, was performing with a troupe from the Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind in India.
A performer dances to a Bharatanatyam, a traditional and classical Indian dance, during a show on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, at the Hindu Temple of Central Illinois. The performer, who is blind, was performing with a troupe from the Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind in India.
Dancers from the Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind in India perform for an audience on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, at the Hindu Temple of Central Illinois. The dancers performed to several styles of traditional Indian music.
Dancers from the Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind in India perform for an audience on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, at the Hindu Temple of Central Illinois. The dancers performed to several styles of traditional Indian music.

Two members of the Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind in India hold hands as they are lead onto the stage before a performance on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, at the Hindu Temple of Central Illinois.
Two members of the Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind in India hold hands as they are lead onto the stage before a performance on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, at the Hindu Temple of Central Illinois.
Dancers from the Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind in India perform for an audience on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, at the Hindu Temple of Central Illinois. The dancers performed to several styles of traditional Indian music.
Dancers from the Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind in India perform for an audience on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, at the Hindu Temple of Central Illinois. The dancers performed to several styles of traditional Indian music.
A dancer from the Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind in India performs for an audience on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, at the Hindu Temple of Central Illinois. The dancers performed to several styles of traditional Indian music.
A dancer from the Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind in India performs for an audience on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, at the Hindu Temple of Central Illinois. The dancers performed to several styles of traditional Indian music.
Dancers from the Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind in India are introduced before a performance on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, at the Hindu Temple of Central Illinois. The dancers performed to several styles of traditional Indian music.
Dancers from the Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind in India are introduced before a performance on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, at the Hindu Temple of Central Illinois. The dancers performed to several styles of traditional Indian music.
Dancers from the Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind in India perform for an audience on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, at the Hindu Temple of Central Illinois. The dancers performed to several styles of traditional Indian music.
Dancers from the Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind in India perform for an audience on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, at the Hindu Temple of Central Illinois. The dancers performed to several styles of traditional Indian music.

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