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A photograph of a human pyramid performance on a stage with dark red drapes and gold scalloped trim. Performers in matching green and blue tops with bright pink trousers and yellow sashes stack in tiers, with a drummer at the top playing a small hand drum and wearing an orange headband. Several drums sit on the floor below and white ceiling fans hang above. Blue vests bear printed Telugu lettering on the backs. A few audience members' heads are visible at the bottom edge.

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July 05 20092009-07-05A photograph of a stage performance in a hall with a deep red velvet curtain edged with gold scalloped trim and white ceiling fans overhead. Male performers in green tunics, blue embroidered vests and pink trousers, with yellow and orange headbands and sashes, form a human pyramid while drumming. The top performer, standing on the shoulders of others, plays a large frame drum. A drummer at the left holds a drum, and a performer at the right bends low, while others crouch in the formation. Some vests bear printed Telugu lettering. Audience heads are visible at the bottom edge of the frame.2009-07-05July 05 20092009-07-05July 05 20092009-07-05July 05 20092009-07-05July 05 20092009-07-05June 15 20092009-06-15A stage performance under a white tent canopy with a dark curtain backdrop. A performer in a yellow shirt and red shorts stands atop a human pyramid and a ladder, arms outstretched, beneath a garlanded yellow and white decorated canopy hanging overhead. Below, several performers in yellow headwraps and black and gold costumes form the base of the pyramid, while a red-shirted man steadies it. Drummers in green shirts play a drum at left, and decorative painted pillars frame the stage. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance in this image.2009-06-15A performer in a yellow embroidered shirt, red trousers and an orange turban stands atop a white ladder, arms spread wide, beneath a canopy of orange and white marigold garlands that hangs above him. Below, several performers in black skirts with colourful tassels, yellow head cloths and patterned tops form a human pyramid supporting the ladder, while a red-shirted man steadies the base. Two drummers in green costumes play drums on the left side of a dark stage with a gold scalloped valance and a white tent ceiling overhead.2009-06-15A photograph of a human pyramid performance on a stage under a white canopy with gold scalloped trim and a black curtain backdrop. At the top, a performer in a yellow shirt, red trousers and an orange turban stands on a wooden ladder beneath a large rectangular frame draped with yellow and white flower garlands, hands joined in greeting. Below, several performers in black skirts with coloured tassels, yellow sashes and patterned shirts form a tiered human pyramid, one in a red shirt supporting the base. Three drummers in green shirts play drums at the side of the stage. A potted plant and a speaker are visible at the edges.2009-06-15Stage performance of drummers in colourful folk costumes before a deep red curtain. Four visible male performers play large white-faced hand drums: each wears a blue vest over lime-green long-sleeved shirt, bright magenta-pink baggy trousers, a yellow waist sash, and a yellow headband or cloth. Ankle bells are visible at their feet. A brass oil lamp stands in the centre of the stage, and a blue patterned cloth and a striped rug lie along the platform.2009-07-05June 15 20092009-06-15