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A photo of a lively stage performance at night, with a group of dancers in white dhotis and orange or red shawls moving across a stage lit by a dim warm glow. Several performers wear grey or ash-smeared faces and bodies, some carry long staffs or sticks, and one holds a wand-like rod while another raises both arms high. A woman in the centre wears a garland of orange and white flowers. Drummers sit at the lower right beside a brass instrument. Behind them, a row of men in white with red sashes stands by a backdrop with a decorative pillar and bunting. Dark red curtains frame the stage.

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A night-time stage performance before a dark red curtain, with a group of performers in white dhotis and orange and red shawls dancing energetically. Several performers have ash-smeared or grey-painted bodies and wild grey hair, one holding a long wooden staff and another a trident-like rod. A central man in a white kurta with a red-orange sash raises both arms. Two drummers in the lower right play dhol-style drums, and seated spectators watch from the foreground. Lighting is dim with haze in the air.2006-12-27December 27 20062006-12-27December 27 20062006-12-27A photograph of a stage performance in a hall with a dark red curtain backdrop. A man on the left in an orange kurta and white dhoti dances with arms raised. Center stage, a performer in a white robe with blue border stands near a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holding a long wooden staff. Several performers wear orange and saffron garments and headcloths, some carrying sticks. Two drummers seated at front play large drums, with seated audience members in the foreground. Garlands decorate the stage edge.2006-12-27A dimly lit hall shows a performance on a stage with red drapes. Several performers in white dhotis and white shawls, some with bare upper bodies and ash-marked faces, hold bamboo staffs and raise their arms. A drummer in a dark kurta sits playing a pair of drums, and a woman in a pink sari sits near him. Seated devotees in white clothing fill the foreground, and an altar with lamps and garlands stands at the right behind the performers.2006-12-27December 27 20062006-12-27December 27 20062006-12-27Night photograph of a stage performance before a dark red curtain. A man in an orange turban and orange robe stands at left holding a staff. A figure in white draped robes with a blue border stands center-left holding a metal vessel. A shirtless young man in a white dhoti strikes forward with a palm-frond stick, while other performers in white and orange robes and white-and-red sashes move behind. Seated drummers in the foreground play two drums wrapped in red and patterned cloth, with yellow-and-red streamers hanging beside them, and audience members sit at the bottom edge.2006-12-27December 27 20062006-12-27December 27 20062006-12-27September 08 20162016-09-08 +2 copiesNight stage performance in an ashram hall in front of a dark red curtain, with red and white flower garlands along the stage edge. A man in an orange kurta with raised arms stands beside a man in white dhoti and shawl with orange border who is lifting his arms and dancing. A young attendant in an orange robe and orange head-wrap stands behind them. In the foreground a drummer in a brown-gold shirt plays a drum with a red-and-gold wrapped body. Several white-clad devotees stand at the right edge.2006-12-27