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Night photograph of a performer in a colourful costume dancing in front of a large fan-shaped frame of bamboo spokes topped with flaming torches. The dancer wears an orange and red headdress, a sequined and mirrored chest piece, a striped skirt and blue trousers with decorative ankle bands. Several white-clad men in dhotis stand in the background watching, one holding a lit torch. The ground is sandy and lit by the flames, with bunting visible at upper left. The scene appears to be a folk-style fire dance performed during a festival procession.

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Night photograph of a fire-dance performance on a dirt ground. A performer in an elaborate costume with a large orange and gold headdress, a colourful sequined jacket with gold shoulder pieces, a striped skirt, and blue trousers holds a sword. Behind him a fan-shaped frame of bamboo spokes is ablaze with a curved arc of bright flames. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching at the right edge of the frame, and a small fire burns at the far left. Strings of lights glow in the background.2007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27Night photograph of a performer in a Theyyam-style costume on sandy ground, dancing in front of a large fan-shaped structure of bamboo ribs wrapped with burning flames. The performer wears a red and orange headdress with a decorated face mask, a richly embroidered red and gold skirt with sequined trim, blue trousers, and holds a ceremonial sword in one hand and a decorated staff in the other. Several onlookers in white dhotis and white shirts stand in the dark background, one holding a long stick. Strings of small lights hang along the top left.2007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27Night photo of a fire performance at an outdoor ground. A performer in a colourful costume with a painted mask, a purple and gold bodice, and a striped multicolour skirt holds a sword and a decorated staff. Behind him a large fan-shaped frame of bamboo slats is ablaze with bright orange flames. A crowd of onlookers in white dhotis, shirts and kurtas watches from the right, and a man in a white shirt on the far right gestures with raised hands.2007-12-27Night photograph of a fire performance on an open dirt ground. A performer in an ornate, colourful costume with a red-and-gold headdress and a patterned embroidered robe stands in front of a large fan-shaped frame of bamboo-like rods, each tipped with a burning flame, arcing above him like a fiery peacock or halo. Several people in white shirts and dhotis stand at the edges watching, and one person in white in the left foreground is partly visible. Strings of lights glow faintly in the background, and a wall runs along the left side.2007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27Night photograph of a fire performance at an outdoor festival ground. A performer in a costume with a red and gold headdress, sparkling gold-and-pink embellished vest, and gold arm pieces crouches under a large fan-shaped arc of flaming torches or bamboo-held fire. Behind, a standing crowd of about 20 people in white dhotis and white shirts watches, with several men in white, a boy in an orange shirt, and a figure in the background; a red-and-white patterned cloth hangs on the right and a few lights glow in the distance. No identifiable a person is visible in the scene.2007-12-27August 20 20062006-08-20