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A photograph of two large painted papier-mache or fibreglass figures on a tree-lined pavement beside a low white wall with teal metal railings. The figure on the left has a yellow turban, a thin moustache, a red shawl draped over the shoulders, a pink garment, a yellow scarf and a colourful beaded collar with a round medallion bearing a small portrait. The figure on the right has dark hair, a green brocade garment and an embellished collar, with a red bindi. Both are life-size puppet-like effigies with flat painted faces. No living people are visible.

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Two large painted papier-mache figures, a man and a woman, stand on a brick pavement in front of a white building with a green iron fence and a tree behind them. The figure on the left wears a yellow turban and a red shawl over a pink garment, with a yellow sash and a beaded collar. The figure on the right has dark hair with a red bindi, a green brocade cape over an orange blouse and green skirt, and an ornate multicolored beaded collar with fringe. Both are bust-style figures with no visible human bodies inside view, and no people are physically present in the scene.2010-07-24Two large papier-mache giant puppets (gombe/ravana-style figures) stand in a roadside procession on a tree-lined road under a bright sky. The left figure is a woman with pink face, red lips, a red bindi and a long pink-and-blue floral dress with embroidered shawl. The right figure is a man with a painted moustache, blue headwrap and an ornate yellow, red and blue embroidered costume with silver collar. A yellow garland of fabric bunting stretches above them, and a small white car and onlookers are visible in the background. No identifiable person is shown.2007-02-02Outdoor procession scene in daylight with large painted papier-mache style effigy figures carried through a street beside a green iron gate and palm trees. A tall effigy of a man wears a teal turban, pink robe and yellow scarf, and a second large female effigy wears a green brocade cloth with ornate beaded collar and marigold garlands. Men in yellow tunics and yellow headbands play drums, while performers in leopard-print costumes with yellow headwraps and painted arms walk in front. Marigold garlands decorate the float, and a saffron flag is visible behind the gate.2008-12-30Two large papier-mache effigy figures stand on a paved road lined with palm trees, with a tall pole and yellow bunting strung overhead. The figure on the left is a woman with red-painted face, a pink and blue patterned blouse, a blue floral skirt and ornate silver-and-red collar; the figure on the right is a man with a moustache, a yellow and blue jacket with red sleeves, embroidered silver ornamentation and a patterned black-and-red skirt. Small onlookers stand at the roadside in the background.2007-02-02December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 31 20092009-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30Two large papier-mache style giant puppet figures, a Gombe-style procession effigy, walk along a dusty road under a clear blue sky. The figure on the left wears a blue and yellow turban, a purple and orange patterned blouse and a pink skirt with tassels. The figure on the right has a pink face, a patterned pink blouse, a jeweled collar and a pale blue skirt with floral designs. Behind them, a crowd of men in white dhotis, white shirts and turbans walks along a roadside with palm trees and a boundary wall, with a bicycle visible at right.2007-02-02A photograph of a street procession outdoors beside a white boundary wall and green metal gate, with a banana plant and a bunch of pink, yellow and blue balloons. Several large papier-mache giant puppet heads dominate the frame: a tall figure in pink robe with a green-and-white cap and yellow scarf, a figure in a blue-green patterned dress, a figure in a dark patterned outfit, and a blue-headed figure in yellow clothing. Behind them, several people in yellow and orange clothing play a drum and carry a flag, and a barefoot man in white dhoti walks nearby.2008-12-30A festival procession on a dirt road outside a walled compound with a green iron gate. Large papier-mache puppet heads on costumed bearers dominate the frame: a bald figure in a yellow kurta and white dhoti with a tilak, a figure in a blue patterned tunic and tall white cap, an elephant-headed figure in white dhoti, a tall figure in a pink robe and white turban with a yellow scarf, and a figure in a dark floral outfit. Drummers in yellow kurtas and red sashes play drums behind them, and a decorated palanquin with orange canopy and garlands stands in the background beside balloons and banana plants.2008-12-30A road procession moves along a tree-lined street. Two very large papier-mache figures are carried on poles: the left one in a yellow turban and pink-and-orange garment, the right one in a green garment with a floral garland, both decorated with marigold garlands and red and green fabric canopies. Several people in yellow shirts and blue or green trousers play drums and walk ahead, while others wear large caricature masks with exaggerated faces. Spectators in orange and white stand along the roadside, and a copyright-free road scene of trees and a light sky frames the group.2010-07-24