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A photograph inside a large white-canopied tent with a red carpeted stage. In the foreground a man in an orange-red shirt plays a long brass horn-like wind instrument, its bell pointing toward the stage. Behind him, performers in traditional costume with feathered headdresses and tasselled plumes, one in a blue and gold sari-style garment and one in olive-green, dance on the carpet. Rows of white chairs with seated audience members line the hall under hanging ceiling fans.

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A large white-canopied hall with a red carpet and rows of round tables and white chairs holds a festive folk performance. Several dancers in colourful costumes, including blue, yellow and red garments with tall decorated headpieces, move across the floor. A musician on the left plays a long wind instrument wearing white and a saffron-orange cloth, while a drummer on the right, bare-chested with a plaid wrap, plays a drum. A seated audience fills the background.2016-11-29November 29 20162016-11-29November 29 20162016-11-29November 29 20162016-11-29November 29 20162016-11-29November 29 20162016-11-29November 29 20162016-11-29November 29 20162016-11-29A tented hall with white draped ceiling and red carpet shows a folk drumming and dance performance. In the centre, a woman in a blue saree with gold border and a tall ornate headdress with pink and white plumes dances with arms raised. Around her, other dancers in blue, green and gold sarees wear similar feathered headdresses. Men in orange and white dhotis and a checked shirt play hand drums in the foreground, and white-clad attendees sit at tables in the background.2016-11-29A procession inside a large tented hall with a red floor, white draped ceiling and hanging decorative tassels. At centre, a performer wears a white dhoti and an elephant-headed Ganesha mask with an orange-and-yellow garland, walking forward. Around him, musicians play a nadaswaram-style wind instrument and drums; a drummer in a pink shirt and white dhoti stands at right. Other performers wear yellow, blue and green costumes. Ornate umbrellas in pink, blue and gold stand at right, and a peacock-feather fan is visible in the background near a registration sign. Several onlookers stand behind the procession. Visible people in the procession and background number about ten.2016-12-01November 29 20162016-11-29A procession-style performance on a red carpeted floor inside a white tented hall. Several men in traditional white dhotis play long brass horns (nadaswaram-style trumpets) and a drum. In the centre a performer wears a large orange elephant-headed mask with a garland of orange marigolds, white dhoti and ankle bells, dancing as a Ganesha character. To the right a drummer in pink shirt and white dhoti plays a double-headed drum, and a woman in blue sari stands near a green peacock costume. Decorated umbrellas in purple and gold lie along the edges, with hanging tassels on the tent poles. Attendees in casual clothes stand in the background.2016-12-01