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A photograph of a stage performance in a hall with red curtains. Performers in costume act out a skit. A boy in a blue and gold costume with a white elephant-face mask holds a black microphone. Beside him a child in red sequined dress wears a grey elephant-eared headpiece and kneels on a mat. Behind them, performers with red horns, painted white facial markings and gold crowns stand. On the right, a performer in pink and green with a gold shawl and crown holds a hand to the head. A man in white clothing stands at the back, and a boy in white dhoti with rudraksha beads sits at the far right on the floor. A ceiling fan is visible at left.

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September 01 20112011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01A staged performance on an indoor stage with a tiled floor, showing costumed young performers in mythological roles. On the left, a performer in a blue and red costume with gold trim wears a white animal-faced mask and holds a microphone. Beside them, a boy in a red and gold outfit with a white garland and gold crown stands. In the centre, a girl in a teal and maroon sari with a flower garland holds a microphone. Several performers with red horned headpieces and white face paint, one in an orange and red loincloth, appear as demon-like figures. On the right, a performer in a pink and gold top and green pants holds a golden trident, and another in a tiger-striped skirt with gold headdress stands beside. A seated child watches at the far right edge.2011-09-01A stage performance by children in costume. Centre, a boy wears a large white Ganesha mask with a trunk, a gold crown with red trim, an ornate gold-and-red bejewelled chest piece, a striped green-and-red shawl and red dhoti, and holds a microphone. Beside him a girl in a grey elephant-ear headpiece and orange-and-yellow sari holds a microphone to her mouth. To the left, a boy with black horns and white face paint wears an orange-red cloth; another boy in black kurta with a bead mala holds a stick. On the right, a girl in yellow and green sari and gold jewellery smiles, and boys in green and red-and-blue cloths stand near a red curtain. A boy in a white shirt stands in the background. Ganesha-style pageant costumes, painted faces and horns suggest a children's drama.2011-09-01Children in costume perform a devotional play on a tiled stage indoors, before pale pink walls and maroon curtains. In the centre, a boy in a black dhoti with a white-bead necklace stands with his arms at his sides. To the left, a boy dressed as a deity wears a gold crown, red garland and orange-yellow garments, while a boy in blue and red robes with a golden armband holds a white cloth. On the right, two boys with red devil horns and white face markings hold a microphone and a staff; one wears a green dhoti. Further right, a boy with a trident, tiger-striped lower garment and white body paint stands beside an adult in white. A small girl in red and gold with a garland stands at far left. Several people in the background wear white.2011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01A group of children in costume stands on a tiled floor in front of a dark red curtain, apparently backstage before a performance. On the left, a young girl in orange and gold drapery with a gold necklace and a small grey elephant figure beside her stands in front. Behind her, a boy wears a red and gold crown and a red garland. Next to them, a boy in a blue vest with gold trim and a red dhoti holds a stick. A boy in black with a white face mark and a teal bead necklace stands in the centre, while to the right a boy with red devil horns wears a green cloth and holds a staff. Another boy in red and blue cloth with red horns stands beside him. On the far right, a child wears a gold crown and a tiger-striped garment and holds a trident.2011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01