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A stage performance in an indoor pavilion with a dark curtain backdrop. Several drummers in bright green tunics and maroon dhoti-style shorts play round drums, while a dancer in a yellow top and red cloth bound at the waist dances at the front with a decorated garland-hung structure overhead. A small deity murti with a garland sits on a white-draped platform on the left, beside a yellow and red map-shaped cutout. Seated women in white saris with orange borders watch from the lower right. A blue figure of a seated yogic figure with the 7 Chakras chart stands at the right edge, and tall decorated pillars hang from the tent ceiling.

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Photograph of a cultural performance on an indoor stage in a hall with a black curtain backdrop. Several performers in green, red and yellow costumes play drums and dance, including a man in a light yellow shirt and red shorts performing in the centre. A large hanging decoration of orange and white marigold garlands hangs above the stage. Small deity murti and a lit oil lamp sit on a side platform. Two seated women in white saris with orange borders watch from the front foreground, and a projection screen stands at the right.2009-06-15A photograph of a stage performance in a tented hall with a black curtain backdrop and a gold-trimmed valance. Several performers in green kurta-style tops and maroon dhotis play large drums and cymbals while others in red shirts, a woman in a patterned orange and yellow blouse, and dancers in yellow and maroon costumes stand or move across a white floor with orange and yellow mats in front. A small deity murti sits on a raised platform at the back, and a tall hanging garland of orange and white flowers hangs at the right edge. A man in an orange-and-white shawl sits at the lower right, seen from behind. No one is confidently identifiable as a person in this frame.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A photograph of a stage performance in a large hall with a dark drape backdrop and a gold scalloped valance. Several drummers in green kurta tops and maroon dhoti-style lower garments play large drums and cymbals on a white raised platform. A small brass deity murti with flower garlands sits on the platform centre. On the right, a performer in a light shirt and maroon cloth holds a tall decorated pole with orange and green garlands and tassels. Young dancers in red and yellow costumes stand nearby, and more performers in yellow headgear line the right side of the floor. Petals and a saffron cloth lie on the floor.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A stage performance in an indoor hall with a black curtain backdrop and a small deity murti with garlands on a pedestal at left. Six drummers in matching green shirts and red trousers play drums and cymbals in a line. A dancer in a yellow top and red shorts with a pink turban stands at right, beside a red-shirted man, while a second troupe in yellow head cloths and dark costumes stands at the far right. A decorated palanquin-like canopy hung with marigold garlands and a blue cloth hangs at upper right. The floor is tiled and a few people are seated at the bottom right edge.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A stage performance in a hall with a dark curtain backdrop and a small deity murti on a raised platform. Drummers in green tunics and maroon dhotis play large drums while dancers and performers in red shirts and yellow-and-orange costumes with headwear stand on the floor. Orange and yellow garlands hang on the right. The shot is taken from the floor of the hall with orange cushions at the front edge. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2009-06-15