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Outdoor photograph at dusk on bare dirt ground in front of a red-walled building with a green corrugated roof and palm trees. A man with his back to the camera, wearing a white sleeveless vest and white dhoti with a red sash, stands near a tall blue pole. Behind him a crowd of around twenty people stands in white kurtas, white and cream sarees, and red and orange sarees, hands folded or held at the waist. On the left, a person in orange robes sits on a white cushioned seat beneath a decorated umbrella with red fringe, with other seated men in white nearby. Two colourful ceremonial umbrellas are visible at the upper left.

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Outdoor photo of a large crowd gathered on bare dirt ground in front of a red-walled building with a curved green metal roof and palm trees behind. Two decorated umbrellas with ornate fringes shade a seated central figure in saffron/orange robes on a white raised seat. Around them stand many devotees in white kurtas and dhotis and women in saffron, red, green and blue saris. Children sit on the ground in the foreground. A man in a white sleeveless top and white dhoti with a red sash stands in the open ground in front of the crowd, holding a long pole, and another figure lies on the ground nearby. Blue metal gate frames with an orange flag frame the scene.2006-12-25Outdoor photo at dusk of a young man in white dhoti performing a stick or staff demonstration on a bare dirt ground, mid-motion with a long wooden pole angled diagonally. A large crowd stands and sits around him, many in white and orange-saffron clothing, with women in red, orange and green saris on the right. 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A blue steel frame stands in the foreground, with a long green corrugated-roof building with red walls behind the crowd.2006-12-25Outdoor cultural performance on a bare dirt ground under a green corrugated roof with blue steel posts. Two young male performers in white sleeveless tops and white dhotis with red waist sashes crouch and stride in motion, one holding a short stick. A large seated crowd watches from behind, many in white and orange clothing. Near the centre, a figure in an orange robe sits on a white cushioned seat beneath a colourful canopy with fringed trim, flanked by a second decorated canopy. Other devotees stand with hands folded in white garments, and some women wear saris in red, yellow and orange.2006-12-25