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A photograph of a traditional drum and folk performance inside a white-canopied event hall with red floor. A dancer in a green costume with a feathered headdress and bells on the ankles leaps forward mid-motion, while a bare-chested dancer in white dhoti and a shawl stands at left. Several drummers in white dhotis and an oboe-type wind player stand behind them, and a man in a pink shirt and white dhoti plays a drum at right. Seated audience members in white and colourful saris sit at tables along the left side. Decorated umbrellas stand on the right, and a sign reading Registration hangs in the background.

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December 01 20162016-12-01A hall with white draped ceiling and red carpeted floor during a folk performance. In the centre a dancer in a green costume with a tall green-and-black feathered headdress spins mid-motion, holding a bundle of cloth or a decorative prop. Around him drummers in white dhoti with bare torsos play large drums, and a man in a pink shirt and white dhoti stands watching near a registration sign. On the right, performers hold brightly patterned umbrellas, and a dancer in a blue costume stands among them. Other people in white and colourful clothes are seated at tables along the left. A red banner reading Registration hangs on the far right.2016-12-01December 01 20162016-12-01December 01 20162016-12-01 +1 copiesA 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.2016-12-01December 01 20162016-12-01November 29 20162016-11-29December 01 20162016-12-01November 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.2016-12-01A 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 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.2016-11-29