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Two dancers in elaborate orange and gold costumes perform a folk-style routine on a dirt path beside a tall bamboo grove and a red wall. Both wear ornate gold crowns with white and black plumes, gold collars, beaded necklaces, feathered skirts, and green leggings with ankle bells. The dancer on the left holds a red and green tassel, while the dancer in the centre holds a sword. Behind them, drummers in orange and green and a yellow-clad musician playing a wind instrument accompany the performance.

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Outdoor photograph of a traditional folk performance on a sandy path before a bamboo grove and a red wall. A performer on the left wears an ornate golden crown with a white feathered plume, gold armbands and chest ornaments, an orange costume, and green leggings with bells at the ankles, holding a stick and a fringed cloth. Beside him, a dancer in an orange and gold costume with long white-and-black hair flowing down his back moves barefoot. Three drummers behind play round drums: one in orange and green, one in pink and green, one in orange and yellow. On the right, a man in a yellow shirt and dhoti plays a flute-like wind instrument.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A photograph of a street-side cultural performance on a dirt road beside a red compound wall and bamboo. Two dancers in orange costumes with embroidered borders, green leggings and ankle bells perform with their backs partly to the camera; each wears a tall headdress of white and dark feathered plumes topped with gold ornament, and one holds a metal bell-like instrument. Behind them a drummer in an orange kurta and yellow dhoti plays a frame drum, and a musician in a yellow kurta and dhoti holds a stringed instrument. A motorbike is parked at the far right.2017-12-16Outdoor folk performance on a dirt path beside a red wall and bamboo. Two dancers in orange costumes with tall white and black feathered headdresses, gold armbands and green leggings leap mid-motion, one holding a sword. Behind them, drummers in orange, pink and green attire play drums, and a musician in yellow dhoti and shirt plays a wind instrument at right. Photo carries an archive copyright credit at lower right.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16 +1 copiesOutdoor street performance on a dusty road beside a red wall and bamboo. Two dancers in orange and gold costumes with long white-and-black feathered or hair headdresses and green leggings face each other, one holding a sword, the other a small hand instrument. Behind them, drummers in orange, pink and yellow outfits play drums, one with a drum-stick in hand, and a bare-footed man in yellow clothing beats a pair of large drums on the right. Cultural folk-style dance with percussion.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A photograph of a costumed folk performer in an outdoor setting with bamboo and a reddish earth wall behind. The central performer wears an ornate gold crown with a hooded serpent-like top, long white and black hair flowing behind, a gold chest plate and gold armbands over orange clothing, a rudraksha mala, and a painted white-and-red face with a moustache. He holds a silver mace-like staff and a gold-tipped sword with red and yellow tassels. Two drummers flank him in orange shirts with green trim, one in green trousers and one in yellow trousers, playing drums. A third costumed dancer stands at the right edge with a gold bracelet and white hair.2017-12-16 +1 copiesDecember 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A folk-style performance on a dirt path in front of a red-walled building and green bamboo. In the centre, a dancer in a gold crown, orange and gold costume, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a white fringed headdress twirls with arms outstretched. Two drummers in yellow kurta and dhoti play large two-headed drums, one in a white shirt beside them. Behind, a crowd of onlookers in pink, red, blue and saffron clothing watch and photograph with phones, and a woman in a light blue shawl stands at left.2017-12-16A procession on a dirt road under trees shows four men in elaborate folk-costume dress with gold crowns and white fur-like plumes, their faces painted white with red and black markings. The foreground figure in the centre wears a red jacket with ornate gold chest and arm pieces, multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and green leggings with bells at the ankles, holding a red-tasseled staff. To the left, a man in an orange tunic holds a sword-like blade. Behind them, a decorated palanquin covered in yellow marigold garlands carries a small deity murti under a silver and pink canopy, and spectators in white shirts and dhotis line the route. A man at right carries a large ceremonial drum.2007-02-02