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A man in white dhoti with a golden-yellow border and a bare upper body raises a long gold-coloured staff overhead in both hands, a ritual stick action. He wears a green lanyard badge and a beaded bracelet. Behind him, several men in white robes with saffron-orange shawls stand in a hall with red walls, lit alcoves and purple-lit panels. Some hold thin yellow and green sticks. A bald man in white stands in the background. Wide shot, shallow depth of field.

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A photograph of a large group of men performing a stick-based ritual dance in a marble-floored hall. Many dancers wear white dhotis and white kurta-style shirts with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders and red waist sashes, holding thin decorated sticks. In the centre foreground a man in a white shirt, red shawl and red-tipped strings holds a stick. To the right a bare-chested dancer with a white forehead band, rudraksha beads and a saffron cloth around his waist also holds sticks. A man at left wears a teal shirt and white dhoti. Behind them a wall displays framed deity pictures and an orange ceremonial umbrella.2016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03Photograph of a crowded hall where a group of devotees in white kurtas and white dhotis with gold-bordered and orange-red shawls raise sticks or staffs overhead in a lively ritual dance. Many wear red and white beaded garlands. Tall decorated pillars with colourful patterns and a gold-leaf ornament stand behind them, and rows of red-cushioned chairs line the right side. The central figure in a white shirt raises a stick, while others around him clap and move with the group.2015-10-16October 16 20152015-10-16A group of devotees perform a stick-based ritual dance in a bright hall with pale tiled floor. In the foreground, a young man in a red kurta with a red-patterned cloth holds a short purple stick and raises an arm. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a saffron-coloured sash holds a bundle of coloured sticks, and a man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood tilak twirls a stick. Behind them, more men in white dhotis with red shawls and orange garments move in rhythm, some with sticks held aloft. Devotional decorations hang on the wall at the back of the room.2016-10-03A photograph of a group stick dance inside a hall with a white tiled floor and a dark red drape behind them. Men in saffron-orange dhotis and sarongs, and in white dhotis with gold borders, strike short rods with one another while stepping in a circle. A young man in a white t-shirt and grey trousers, with a red cloth over his shoulder, stands in the foreground holding a rod. Behind them a golden deity murti or altar stands under a red-draped backdrop, and framed portraits hang on the walls, with a few spectators at the edges.2016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 02 20162016-10-02October 03 20162016-10-03