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A dark stage with a long pale cloth screen lit from the front, showing a shadow-puppet style scene of three painted figures. On the left, a shaved-headed figure in orange-brown tones faces right; in the centre a smaller figure with dark hair and a bare torso stands beside a hand gesture; on the right a taller figure in a blue sari-like garment with grey hair gestures with one raised hand. The figures are flat, translucent silhouettes cast on the fabric. No one is physically visible on stage, and no a person candidate appears in person.

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December 18 20162016-12-18A dark hall with a long, pale rectangular screen showing a shadow-puppet or projected silhouette scene. Three figures appear in warm orange and blue tones: a figure at left in an orange garment, a smaller child-like figure in the centre reaching out a hand, and a taller figure at right in a blue garment raising one arm. The figures are rendered as translucent projections on the cloth rather than as live people in the room.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a stage backdrop: a large white translucent cloth lit from behind, showing two blurred silhouettes of standing figures in a shadow-play style. The figure on the left wears a blue top and reaches out one hand, while the figure on the right wears a reddish-brown garment and stands in profile. The surrounding stage is black, and the image is a theatrical or projected performance rather than a live ritual scene.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A shadow puppet performance projected on a white screen in a dark hall. On the left, a shadow figure of a man in a light shirt looks toward the right. In the centre-right, two painted puppets stand side by side: the left one in a pink-faced costume with a decorated waist cloth and long hair, the right one in a yellow-and-red tunic. Behind them, a taller puppet in red and gold with a crown-like headdress stands with hands on hips, and a smaller figure in red and blue is partly visible. The scene is a shadow play, not a live gathering of people. The puppets are depicted, not physical people. A copyright notice appears at lower right.2016-12-18A shadow-puppet style scene projected on a long white cloth screen in a dark hall. Two translucent painted figures stand in profile: a taller woman with long dark hair in an orange-red sari extends her arm toward a smaller figure in a red tunic, who reaches out with an open hand. The figures are flat, cut-out illustrations with warm yellow skin tones.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A shadow puppet performance projected onto a backlit white cloth screen in a dark room. On the left stands a tall, flat puppet in a lavender-grey robe with a dark band around the waist. On the right, a group of puppets in colourful costumes: a pink-faced figure in a cream and gold outfit with a dark cap, a shorter figure in red and yellow, and a tall figure with an elaborate headdress, beaded necklaces and a long skirt. No physical people are visible; the figures are puppets and their shadows.2016-12-18