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A cultural performance in a hall with white walls, ceiling fans and yellow-and-black patterned pillars. Two dancers in costume with tall dark feather headdresses, one in a green gown with gold trim and one in a dark green and red skirt, perform on the central floor. Seated audience members in white clothes sit on mats at the front and sides, and a drummer in white on the right plays a drum beside a green map-shaped backdrop. A few more performers in white and a figure in bright green stand nearby. No one is identifiable as the a person; he is not indicated on this page.

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A folk performance on a bare-floored hall stage with a turquoise backdrop and painted decorative pillars topped with fans overhead. Two dancers in green costumes with tall dark plumed headdresses and sequined green skirts perform in the centre, while a third performer in green-and-pink striped trousers and bare torso dances at right. Seated audience members in white clothes sit along the left edge, and drummers in white dhotis and orange shawls play hand drums at the right and left sides of the stage.2009-06-22A folk performance on a cream-coloured floor inside a white tented pavilion with yellow and multicoloured painted pillars and ceiling fans. Several performers in colourful costumes with feathered headdresses and ornate dress dance in the centre, one carrying a small figure aloft. Drummers in white dhotis and shirts play hand drums, and a musician plays a long wind instrument. Seated audience members in white sit along the left and back walls, and a teal backdrop with a painted map-like panel stands at the right. Spectators in the foreground watch from the lower right.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A cultural performance in an indoor hall with white ceiling canopy, tall columns wrapped in colourful patterned fabric, and white lattice windows. On the left, a performer in a large dark green and black costume with a tall feathered headdress stands near a standing figure in a yellow and black costume with a red and white plumed headdress. A central dancer in a green costume with a large dark feathered headpiece moves forward. Musicians in white dhotis and shirts play drums and wind instruments on the right, and a woman in a bright yellow and green outfit performs beside them. Rows of seated audience members in white clothing, many wearing white and orange garlands, sit on the floor and in chairs facing the stage area.2009-06-22A cultural dance performance inside a white-walled hall with colourful patterned pillars and white draped ceiling. Three performers in elaborate costumes dance in the centre: the left figure wears a green and blue robe with red trim and a tall dark feathered headdress, the centre figure wears a striped gold and black outfit with a white plume, and the right figure wears a green robe with a feathered headpiece. Seated audience members in white clothes, many with garlands, fill the floor, and a drummer in white sits at right beside a large drum. A cameraman stands near the back.2009-06-22Photograph of a cultural dance performance in a hall with white ceilings, ceiling fans and decorative patterned pillars. Four performers in colourful costumes dance on a light polished floor: one in a green skirt with a dark feathered headpiece, others in patterned pants and bright headdresses with pink and orange plumes. Drummers in white clothing play drums at the sides. Audience members sit on the floor in white clothes along the edges of the stage area, with a teal backdrop behind the performers.2009-06-22Photograph of a folk performance in a large white-tented hall with a polished wooden floor. Two performers in elaborate costumes with yellow, gold and black patterned garments, feathered headdresses and red and green plumes dance centre stage, one holding a stick. A drummer in white on the left plays a drum, while a seated audience of white-clad devotees, many in white, watches on the left. On the right, men in white dhotis and shirts stand near a teal backdrop bearing a green map of South India. Yellow and blue elephant-patterned banners hang from the ceiling beside ceiling fans.2009-06-22Indoor hall with white ceiling fans and white-draped beams hung with colourful yellow, red and blue striped pillar banners. Two performers in dark feathered headdresses and green and red costumes dance on a cleared floor during a cultural performance, while a drummer in white stands behind them and a musician plays a wind instrument at right in front of a turquoise backdrop with a green map-shaped panel. Seated audience members in white clothes fill the foreground and sides, many wearing white garlands, and several people in white sit cross-legged on mats at left. A few women in white and red saris are seated near the back.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22