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A photograph of five men standing in a row on a pale marble-floored stage in front of a dark maroon curtain. Each wears a light blue shirt with white or yellow dhoti and holds a small hand drum or cymbal-like instrument; one man on the left wears a lavender wrap and another, second from right, wears a light-striped shirt with a white cloth draped over his shoulder. A low dais with a dark patterned carpet sits behind them. The scene appears to be a musical or devotional performance, with the men playing traditional percussion instruments.

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July 09 20092009-07-09A dim hall with a dark curtained backdrop shows a group of men performing a traditional ensemble in an open floor area. Several men in white dhotis and light shirts, some with orange and red shawls, stand in a loose circle. One man on the right in a light blue shirt and white dhoti plays a large round hand drum, while a man in the centre holds a colourful patterned drum slung at his side. Two seated people on the right edge watch from the platform steps.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A photograph of a performance on a marble stage in a dim hall. A row of men in white and light-blue kurtas, dhotis and orange or yellow shawls stand and clap, several holding small cymbals or hand drums. One man in a yellow-orange dhoti plays a large drum slung at his waist. A barefoot dancer in a white shirt and lavender dhoti bends forward in the foreground near a red object. Seated men in white are visible at the right edge, and a ceiling fan hangs above. This looks like a traditional folk or devotional performance; no a person candidate is clearly visible.2009-07-09A photograph of a group of men performing a devotional folk dance on a stage with a dark curtain backdrop. Several men in light blue and cream shirts with white or yellow dhotis raise hand cymbals (tambourine-like frame drums) and hand drums overhead, some with arms outstretched. One man in a white t-shirt and grey trousers stands in the centre, and a man in pale blue at right holds a drum and wears an orange-peach dhoti. A small patterned rug sits at the stage edge. No central figure is clearly visible, and nobody is identified as a person.2009-07-09A dimly lit hall shows a group of men in traditional dance formation performing with hand drums and curved swords. Dancers wear white dhotis with blue or white shirts and one wears a saffron-yellow dhoti. Several raise drums overhead and one holds a sword aloft. Two seated men with lanyards watch at the right edge beside a stage step and a patterned mat. Bare feet strike a pale floor with a dark stripe.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09Three men sit cross-legged on a bare tiled stage before a deep red velvet curtain and a patterned carpet. The man on the left wears a blue-and-white striped shirt, white dhoti and a white-and-orange shawl, and holds a round red drum with yellow circles. The man in the centre wears a light blue shirt, peach dhoti and peach shawl with his hands together. The man on the right wears a white shirt, gold-yellow dhoti and orange-and-gold shawl, and holds small metal cymbals. A hand holding a microphone appears at the left edge, and an orange cable runs across the floor.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09