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A stage performance on a red carpet in front of a large carved relief panel of a multi-armed goddess. A performer in orange costume with a tall colourful headdress and red face paint strikes a dynamic pose, holding a flag-like prop, beside a second performer in red and pink costume with a jewelled headdress. At right, a figure in black with a skull garland and marigold garlands, face painted, performs with a man in white vest and purple trousers. Behind them, seated figures and a golden throne with a canopy and a trident leaning nearby, under a gold tent ceiling.

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May 01 20162016-05-01A costumed performer on a red stage floor in a tent-covered cultural event, leaping forward with a long red sword raised in one hand. He wears a red tunic and trousers, a red-and-gold headdress with pink tassels, and a garland of yellow marigold flowers. Behind him a dark-robed figure with a garland of skull-like masks crouches. To the left, another costumed performer in orange robes and a multicoloured headdress holds an ornate umbrella near a golden throne. Seated figures in white and a large backdrop relief of a multi-armed goddess with a crown and necklace complete the scene.2016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01A staged cultural performance on a red carpeted stage before a large carved stone-style backdrop of a seated deity figure with multiple arms and a crown. A performer in a black wig, dark face paint and a necklace of skulls crouches beside a dark stone linga draped with orange marigold garlands. Next to them a performer in a yellow-and-black tiger costume kneels low. Behind, a performer in orange and red garments with a trident and a garlanded headdress stands beside another in a red-and-pink costume with multicolour beaded garlands. A seated woman in a red-and-white sari watches at the left edge, and a standing man in a white vest and green cloth is at the right edge. Ornate pink carved arches frame the stage.2016-05-01A photograph of a stage performance on a red carpet in a decorated hall with red walls and a large carved relief panel of a four-armed deity seated in meditation, with a deity murti at the centre background. On the left, a performer in green and red costume with a large mask and a trident-like staff stands facing the stage. In the centre, a performer in a white vest and purple-green leggings stands with arms bent. On the right, a figure in orange costume and garlands stands beside a crouching performer in a tiger-striped costume, and a performer with long black hair and a red garment stands at the edge. Seated on the floor at the back are several women and children in saris and salwar, and a figure in white sits on a raised golden throne with a parasol above it. Ornate carved white and gold throne-style arches frame the stage.2016-05-01A staged cultural performance on a red stage before a carved pink backdrop showing a multi-armed goddess figure in relief. In the centre, a performer in a yellow-and-black tiger costume with striped face paint crouches low on the floor beside a dark-haired performer in black and red who lies or kneels near a stone-like object with marigold petals. Behind them stand two performers in orange and red garments with bright floral garlands and decorated headgear; one holds a long white staff with colourful tassels. At the right, a performer in a red tunic with gold tinsel garlands and a tall colourful headdress stands beside another in a white vest and green lower garment. Carved pink arches frame the stage, and a seated woman in white with folded hands sits at the far left edge.2016-05-01A cultural stage performance on a red carpeted platform in front of an ornate golden throne backdrop and a carved stone-style panel depicting a multi-armed deity murti. Two dancers in the foreground wear long flowing black wigs, one in red and gold costume and one in black; they are mid-movement. To the right, performers in orange, green and red costumes with headdresses, garlands and trident-like props stand near a striped tiger figure. On the left, a seated figure in saffron robes sits on a gold throne beneath a decorative umbrella, with white-clad attendants seated on the floor beside him. Other seated people in white and red garments are in the background.2016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01A costumed stage performance. A central performer stands in a bold dramatic pose, face painted bright red with a large open mouth, wearing a gold crown with pink lotus-like plumes, a long garland of white skull-like beads and marigolds, green and red dress, and holding red arm-like props. Behind him a performer in orange and teal costume with a bead-garland and a tiger-striped figure crouch on the floor. A shirtless performer in green dhoti and a masked figure in red and pink stand at the right, with a bare-chested man in white vest and purple leggings on the left holding a stick. Brass oil lamps sit near the stage edge.2016-05-01