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Outdoor festival courtyard with a red cloth runner and a tall wooden pole with colourful bunting and palm trees behind. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands mid-motion in the centre, arms outstretched, as if performing a martial or dance movement. To the right, a row of people in white dhotis and kurtas stand and sit beside drummers playing large drums and a horn-like instrument. On the far left, a figure in orange robes stands near the edge. Thatched huts and a banner with a portrait sit in the background. Spectators in white and orange line the bottom edge of the frame.

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Outdoor festival scene on a sandy ground beside coconut palms and thatched-roof sheds, with a red carpet in the foreground and strings of orange, red and blue bunting overhead. A man in a white shirt and light trousers runs across the carpet while a line of people in white and cream clothing stands watching and playing drums and cymbals. Seated spectators in orange and white clothing line the lower left edge, and a man in an orange robe stands at left. A small banner is visible behind the drummers.2008-12-29Outdoor festival scene under palm trees beside thatched-roof huts, with a red carpet in the foreground. A man in a white shirt and light trousers mid-stride performs a stick or staff movement in an open sandy area while a crowd of men in white kurtas and shirts watches. On the right, a drummer in a white dhoti and shirt plays a drum, and a musician stands nearby. At left, people in orange and saffron clothing sit and stand, and a woman in orange sits on the carpet edge. Balloons in red, blue and white are tied to a pole at upper right, beside a banner with portraits. Roughly twenty-five to thirty people are visible.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor festival stage under a striped orange and multicolored canopy with hanging tassels and streamers, set in a palm-lined dirt courtyard. A dancer in white kurta and white dhoti leaps over a red carpet while others in white shirts and white dhotis carry red and yellow cloths on poles. Seated rows of children and young people in white and orange sit along the red carpet, and a man in an orange shirt stands at the right edge filming. Thatched huts and a stone wall are in the background.2008-12-29A festival photograph taken under an orange and red pandal decorated with colourful bunting, streamers and tassel banners, with palm trees behind. On a red carpet in the foreground, a close-up of a young man's face occupies the left side. Several men in white kurtas and white trousers walk and stand across a sandy courtyard, one carrying a drum, while rows of seated people in white and orange clothing watch from the right. A woman in a yellow garment and children sit at the lower edge.2008-12-29Outdoor festival scene under palm trees with thatched huts. Young boys in white kurta-style clothes perform jumping and stick-based movements on a red carpet mat, one leaping mid-air with feet off the ground. Behind them stand a few men in white shirts and white dhotis, and a woman in orange sari and an orange-robed figure with a shaved head at left. A row of seated spectators in white shirts sits at right, and a printed banner with a portrait is visible in the background beside colourful balloon columns and orange-and-red festival bunting hanging from a canopy.2008-12-29Outdoor festival scene under palm trees at an ashram-like venue. Two people in white martial-arts style uniforms with dark belts face each other on a dirt ground, one mid-kick, while a woman in a cream salwar and a man in a dark jacket and trousers watch nearby. On the left, a figure in an orange robe sits near seated spectators in white. On the right, a group of people in white clothing and drummers stand near a red carpet, with a pennant string and a colourful balloon column decorating the scene. Thatched sheds and a small banner portrait with text appear in the background.2008-12-29Outdoor festival scene under a canopy with orange and yellow fringed drapery and strings of orange triangular bunting. A tall conical bundle of straw or grass is carried upright on a man's head at centre, while several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand around it on a red carpet. A woman in a pale sari stands nearby. Seated devotees, many in orange and yellow saris, sit in rows along the left edge. Palm trees, a thatched shed and a white building with a banner stand in the background under a bright sky.2008-12-29Outdoor photograph of a martial arts demonstration in a palm-lined compound with thatched huts and orange and red bunting overhead. Two young performers in white karate-style uniforms with dark belts kick and strike in the sandy open ground, while a third white-clad figure stands nearby. A man in an orange robe stands at left beside a table with brass vessels and a red cloth. Rows of spectators in white and orange clothing watch along the right and in the foreground, and a red carpet lies at the front of the area.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor photo of a festival procession on a dusty ground beneath tall coconut palms and a blue sky. Three men in white dhotis and white shirts with red-and-orange markings stand in a row, swinging long poles or staves diagonally. Behind them a group in white clothing walks in a line near a yellow truck and a decorated orange-and-red float or cart. A thatched-roof shelter stands at right where a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands near onlookers. An orange-and-red banner panel at left shows a painted portrait and lettering.2008-12-29