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A 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.

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December 01 20162016-12-01December 01 20162016-12-01A 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.2016-12-01December 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 20162016-12-01December 01 20162016-12-01A 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 photograph of a cultural dance performance on a bare pale floor in an indoor hall with a white ceiling and yellow-and-blue patterned hangings. In the foreground a dancer wears a tall fan of dark feathers on the head, a green headscarf, a green and gold sequined skirt and a patterned blue bodice. Behind, another dancer with a similar feather headdress wears a dark green and red skirt. Several performers in bright red, green and gold costumes with red headpieces dance near a turquoise curtain. Seated people in white clothes watch along the left wall, and a man in white with a red shawl stands at the right holding a drum. A tall drum is visible beside him.2009-06-22November 29 20162016-11-29November 29 20162016-11-29December 01 20162016-12-01