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A photograph of a cultural dance performance on a bare pale floor in an indoor hall with a white ceiling and yellow-and-blue patterned hangings. In the foreground a dancer wears a tall fan of dark feathers on the head, a green headscarf, a green and gold sequined skirt and a patterned blue bodice. Behind, another dancer with a similar feather headdress wears a dark green and red skirt. Several performers in bright red, green and gold costumes with red headpieces dance near a turquoise curtain. Seated people in white clothes watch along the left wall, and a man in white with a red shawl stands at the right holding a drum. A tall drum is visible beside him.

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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.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22Photograph 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.2009-06-22A cultural dance performance in a white-walled hall with yellow and blue decorative pillars and white draped ceiling fabric. Three performers in colourful costumes dance on the floor: two women in red and gold headdresses with feathered plumes, one in gold and black patterned trousers and the other in green and red trousers, and a figure in a green robe and feathered headpiece. A seated audience in white clothes fills the foreground and sides, and a drummer in white plays a drum at the right. Some audience members wear orange and saffron garments.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.2009-06-22A 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.2009-06-22Cultural performance in a hall with decorated pillars and ceiling fans. Two female dancers in the foreground wear bright costumes with feathered headpieces: one in gold and blue trousers with ankle bells, the other in a green and red skirt with pink-tufted headdress. Behind them, another dancer carries a large feathered fan. On the right, musicians in white dhotis and shirts play a horn and a drum, and a man in white with a red-bordered shawl stands nearby. Seated devotees in white line the left side of the hall.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A 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.2009-06-22A cultural dance performance in a white-walled hall with a draped white ceiling and yellow-blue banners. Three dancers in bright costumes perform in the centre: the nearest wears a sequined gold bodice and striped patterned skirt with a feathered headdress, the middle one wears a red-trimmed green-and-red outfit with a pink-and-white headpiece, and a third at right wears a long green gown with peacock-feather ornaments. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the floor on mats, with a cameraman and a figure in white standing near the back.2009-06-22A cultural performance in a white-canopied hall with yellow and multicolored decorated pillars. Two dancers in colorful costumes, one in green and red striped trousers and the other in blue and gold sequined trousers, wear tall headdresses with pink, green and white plumes and pompoms. They perform folk dance with raised arms while seated musicians play drums and a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a wind instrument on the right. Behind them stands a green map-shaped backdrop. Seated audience members in white clothes watch, and a child in orange sits at the back.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.2009-06-22