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A folk dance performance on a stage with a light grey floor. A dancer in a neon green sleeveless top, green shorts over red leggings, and ankle bells moves at the centre. Behind him, four drummers in white dhotis or a maroon shirt play traditional drums; two play large yellow-and-blue decorated drums with feathered ornaments, and a drummer at right holds a horn-like instrument. A teal backdrop shows a green map of Tamil Nadu with painted figures. A glass bottle sits at the lower left edge.

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A performer in a bright green sleeveless top and green shorts over red leggings stands centre-stage on a wooden floor, dancing with bent knees and arms out. He wears a tall yellow headdress with dark feathers and ankle bells, and a red-and-orange sash at his waist. Behind him a second costumed figure in blue with a gold collar stands near a brown door. On the right, several men watch in white shirts, white dhotis and a white tee, with a green map backdrop behind them. A drum sits at left, and seated audience heads are visible at the bottom. A fan and a lattice window are on the wall.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A performer in a folk-style dance costume stands centre-stage on a tiled hall floor, bent slightly forward with knees bent. He wears a tall, ornate headdress with a yellow-and-blue panel, red and gold feathers and a fringed crown, a sleeveless neon-green top, a green and orange waist sash, red trousers with white side stripes, and bells or anklets with gold bead decorations. A bare-footed man in a white dhoti and orange shawl carries an orange cushion-like drum at left, and onlookers in white shirts, dhotis and casual clothes watch from the right beside a wall painted with temple artwork. A white pedestal fan and a lattice window sit at left.2009-06-22A folk performance on a tiled floor in a hall with a white lattice screen and orange wall. A performer in a lime-green sleeveless top, red track trousers and ankle bells bends forward, reaching toward two brown bottles and yellow balls placed on a woven mat. Behind him, a drummer in white dhoti holds a barrel drum, a nadaswaram player in white kurta and dhoti plays a wind instrument, and another musician in cream kurta plays a stringed instrument. A seated woman in red sari with flowers in her hair watches beside a large decorated wooden arch with peacock-feather plumes. Other onlookers sit at the edge of the frame.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A performer in a bright lime-green sleeveless top, red track trousers and ornate metal-studded anklets stands on a hall floor carrying a long wooden pole decorated with red-and-yellow tassels and dark feather plumes, attached to a large curved golden-fringed blue ornamental frame. Behind him, a second performer in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a long curved brass horn. To the right, a man in a cream kurta and orange dhoti stands beside a white pillar. A white pedestal fan, an orange bag and a lattice window sit in the background, and a brown wooden door is set in a white wall.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of a cultural performance on a stage with a pale teal backdrop. A performer in a bright green sleeveless top, red shorts and an orange waist sash stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a small ornate wooden stool with gold and blue trim. To the left, a musician in a white shirt and dhoti plays a long wooden pipe. Behind them, a row of seated devotees in white clothes and flower garlands watches from the floor and chairs, with a few audience members visible at the bottom edge of the frame. Ceiling fans and lattice windows line the hall.2009-06-22A performer on a stage wears a bright lime-green sleeveless top, a lime-green shorts-style skirt with sparkly trim, red track pants, an orange sash at the waist and a thin gold chain. With hands pressed together in namaskar near the face, he balances a long wooden pole across his shoulders with yellow and blue decorated ends. Behind him a woman in a white saree with gold border stands near a second performer in white. On the right, men in cream and maroon shirts and dhotis watch, one wearing an identity badge. A white lattice wall, an orange bag and a pedestal fan are at the left edge.2009-06-22A photograph of a folk performance in a plain hall with tiled walls and a lattice window. A performer in a bright green sleeveless top, green shorts over red trousers, a red waist sash and dark ankle bells stands on a light floor, bending forward with one hand on a knee while a glass bottle lies on the mat before him. Behind him, a drummer in white sits at a large drum on the left. Two men in yellow and cream dress stand to the right, one with a dark-brown dhoti and yellow shirt holding a small device, the other in a maroon shirt and white dhoti. A decorated wooden structure with a yellow fabric top and fringed panels stands in the background beside a teal curtain painted with figures. Total visible people: four.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22