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A photograph of a cultural performance in a large white-tented hall with white ceiling fans and yellow and blue patterned hangings. Two performers in costume dance at centre: one wears a tall white headdress with red and black decoration and a white-and-red cloth draped over the body, while another in a long white robe with red trim stands nearby. Behind them, musicians play drums and a long wind instrument; a man in white holds a drum. Seated on the left, rows of young women in white and pale clothing sit on mats, some wearing garlands, while an audience of men in white and seated spectators fills the foreground. A teal backdrop with a painted map-like outline hangs at right.

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A cultural performance in a large hall with white walls and a white floor, hung with colourful cloth banners decorated with patterns and tassels. In the centre a performer in a white costume with a red-and-blue striped border and a horned headdress leaps mid-motion, arms outstretched. Behind him a person in a white dhoti and orange-brown shawl stands near a drum. Rows of seated audience members in white clothes, many wearing garlands, face the performance, with a few people in the foreground seen from behind. A wall clock and a shrine-like altar with a small display sit at the back of the hall.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A cultural performance in an indoor hall with white ceiling canopy, tall columns wrapped in colourful patterned fabric, and white lattice windows. On the left, a performer in a large dark green and black costume with a tall feathered headdress stands near a standing figure in a yellow and black costume with a red and white plumed headdress. A central dancer in a green costume with a large dark feathered headpiece moves forward. Musicians in white dhotis and shirts play drums and wind instruments on the right, and a woman in a bright yellow and green outfit performs beside them. Rows of seated audience members in white clothing, many wearing white and orange garlands, sit on the floor and in chairs facing the stage area.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of a cultural performance in a hall with white ceiling fans, yellow and blue patterned pillar wraps and a green map of South India on a teal backdrop. Two performers wear tall white animal-headed costumes with red and pink trim, one with a painted white face and horns, dancing in the centre. A man in an orange-and-white cloth stands at left, and a musician in white dhoti at right plays a long wind instrument beside a drum. Seated and standing audience members in white clothes, some with white garlands, watch from the floor at front and sides.2009-06-22A photograph of a large hall with a white canopy ceiling and hanging colourful cloth panels in yellow, red and blue patterns. Two dancers in white costumes with bull-like horned masks perform on a white floor in the centre. Around them, many seated people in white clothes sit on mats, some wearing garlands, with a clock on the far wall. The audience is dense, and the scene reads as a cultural performance.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of an indoor hall with a white ceiling and hanging cylindrical banners in red, blue, yellow and orange patterns. Two performers in horned animal-head masks with white and red costumes dance on a pale floor in the centre. Rows of seated audience members dressed mostly in white sit around the performance area, many wearing garlands, with some in orange and saffron clothing near the back. A framed clock and a small altar area appear on the back wall.2009-06-22A cultural dance performance inside a white-walled hall with colourful patterned pillars and white draped ceiling. Three performers in elaborate costumes dance in the centre: the left figure wears a green and blue robe with red trim and a tall dark feathered headdress, the centre figure wears a striped gold and black outfit with a white plume, and the right figure wears a green robe with a feathered headpiece. Seated audience members in white clothes, many with garlands, fill the floor, and a drummer in white sits at right beside a large drum. A cameraman stands near the back.2009-06-22Indoor hall with white ceiling fans and white-draped beams hung with colourful yellow, red and blue striped pillar banners. Two performers in dark feathered headdresses and green and red costumes dance on a cleared floor during a cultural performance, while a drummer in white stands behind them and a musician plays a wind instrument at right in front of a turquoise backdrop with a green map-shaped panel. Seated audience members in white clothes fill the foreground and sides, many wearing white garlands, and several people in white sit cross-legged on mats at left. A few women in white and red saris are seated near the back.2009-06-22