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A stage performance at night under a draped ceiling decorated with green leaves and orange and red fabric. Two performers wear large white bull or ox-like masks with horns and red trim, draped in white and lilac cloth with red and orange borders, dancing in front of a dark backdrop. Behind them, dancers in teal costumes carry large black feathered fans, and drummers in white stand at the left with drums. A banner on the backdrop reads Nithyananda.

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Night stage performance under a decorated pandal with hanging mango-leaf and fern garlands and a lit circular lamp fixture overhead. Performers in costume dominate: two dancers wear large peacock-feather headdresses, one in a teal and green gown and one in a dark green costume, and a figure in a white cow head mask and white dress stands at right. Two men in tiger or lion masks with orange and yellow costumes stand left beside drummers in white dhotis holding drums, and another man in white shirt and dhoti plays a wind or percussion instrument near the centre.2006-07-16A photograph of a stage performance under a decorated canopy with hanging green leaves and a large floral garland overhead. Several performers in costume stand across the stage: on the left, drummers with barrel drums and a figure in a teal costume with a tall peacock-feather headdress; in the centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a ritual stick, a figure wears an animal-headed white costume with red trim, and a kneeling man in dark clothing sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. On the right, a figure in green costume with a peacock-feather fan headdress stands beside a white animal-headed figure with a drum. Behind them hangs a dark backdrop with partial lettering. The scene appears to be a folk-style theatrical or ritual performance.2006-07-16A stage performance under a decorated canopy with hanging green leaves and streamers and a circular garland-like ornament above. Several performers in costume stand in front of a dark backdrop: a figure in a teal-blue draped cloak with a peacock-like headdress on the left, a central figure in white with a horned animal mask and red-and-white cloth, and a figure in a green cloak with a feathered headdress. On the right, a performer wears a white animal mask with horns and red trim. Drummers in white dhotis and white shirts with red-bordered cloths play drums at both sides. Another man in white dhoti and shawl stands centrally, holding a stick-like object. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2006-07-16A dimly lit stage under a decorated tent canopy with green leaf festoons and a glowing ring-shaped lamp hanging above. Several performers in costume stand and sit on a raised platform: a figure in a white dhoti and shirt stands centre-left, a performer in a teal costume with a green head covering stands at left, and a masked figure in green with a peacock-feather backdrop stands right. A man in a white dhoti and white shawl holds a small object near a pedestal, and a cow-headed masked performer in white stands at right. A performer in a green sleeveless top and yellow dhoti sits cross-legged in front, one hand raised. Drummers with drums stand at the left and right edges. A backdrop with partial text hangs behind the stage.2006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16A stage performance under a draped tent canopy with festoons of green leaves and layered red, yellow and green paper rosettes overhead. Several costumed performers stand in a row: a figure in a shaggy golden-tan costume holds a tall ornate staff topped with a painted finial, a figure in a teal-green costume with a yellow face mask stands near a small wooden arch, a bare-torsoed performer in yellow dhoti with palms joined stands centre, and a performer in a long white robe with a horned, decorated headdress stands at right. Drummers in white mundu and shirts play large drums at the left and right edges of the stage.2006-07-16Evening stage performance under a canopy decorated with green leaves, yellow and red banners, and a circular lantern. Performers in costume include figures in teal and green robes with large feathered headdresses, a figure in a gold mask and robe, and a white animal-headed figure on the right. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand near drummers playing a large drum and a smaller drum at left. Behind them is a dark backdrop with partial text reading 'yananda'. The stage floor is scattered with petals.2006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16Photograph of a nighttime stage performance under a draped pink-and-white canopy with dark backdrop. A bare-chested man in a gold-and-red costume with a garland and a white arched headdress holds a stick-like prop while standing among other performers. A man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style) beside him. Behind them a performer in a teal costume and a figure in green with a feathered backdrop stand near a performer wearing a cow-head mask and holding a drum. Two stage hands in white flank the group. Dim lighting and a sparse stage set suggest a folk or ritual performance.2006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16December 23 20162016-12-23December 09 20162016-12-09