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A stage performance on a red carpeted platform in front of a large sepia backdrop of a temple with carved pillars and a shrine niche. A young boy in a gold crown and red dhoti with gold waistband, wearing gold armlets and a beaded necklace, holds a microphone and speaks. Seated on the floor opposite him is a performer with long black hair, a gold and red embroidered chest piece, pink and gold drapery and bangles, with a painted moustache. The scene appears to be a dramatic skit or role play.

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A staged performance on a red carpet in front of a backdrop printed with a carved temple facade and shrine niche. A young performer with long black hair, painted forehead markings and a painted moustache sits cross-legged holding a microphone, wearing an ornate gold-and-blue embroidered collar, a pink and gold dhoti-style garment. Facing him, a young boy standing barefoot wears a red and gold dhoti, a red shawl, a gold waist band, a jewelled headpiece and bangles, looking toward the seated performer. The seated performer appears to be in a costumed role, not a identified person, and no visible a person candidate is present.2013-11-02A staged performance on a red floor mat before a large printed backdrop of an ornate temple hall with carved pillars and a shrine niche. A man with long black hair and a moustache sits cross-legged, wearing a jeweled red-and-gold chest piece, pink sash and gold-and-pink dhoti, with his hands resting on the mat. A young boy in a red dhoti with gold trim and a gold crown stands barefoot holding a microphone to his mouth, facing him. Scattered petals and a purple cable lie on the mat.2013-11-02A stage performance against a painted backdrop of a temple hall with carved pillars and a shrine niche in warm reddish-brown tones. A performer with long black hair and a thin moustache sits cross-legged on a red stage mat, wearing an ornate gold and multicoloured jewelled chest piece, a pink and gold sash, and gold-toned bangles. Beside him a younger boy in a red dhoti-style garment with gold trim and gold necklaces holds a microphone and gestures toward him. The scene looks like a dramatised cultural or devotional play. Two people are visible.2013-11-02A staged dramatic performance on a red stage before a backdrop printed with sepia temple sculptures. A young woman in a cream sari with a red and gold veil and a jeweled headpiece stands on the left, looking toward a young man in a yellow shawl, silver-embroidered costume, layered beaded necklaces and a white plumed turban who gestures with one hand. Two performers lie on the stage in the foreground, one in a red and orange sari-like costume and one in white. Printed text on the backdrop reads Celebrations. The image is a photograph of the performance; no clear identification of a person is made.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A stage performance in a hall with a large sepia backdrop of a temple's carved stone pillars and stairs, with red carpet on the floor. A young performer on the left wears a yellow shawl, a white turban with a feather, layered gold necklaces and a red-and-gold patterned skirt, holding a microphone and speaking. Beside and facing him, a woman in a cream sari with a red-orange net veil and gold jewellery holds a small object, while two women in white saris with gold borders stand to the right, one covering her face with her hand. A seated person in orange wraps is partly visible at the far left edge. Four to five people are visible in total, all on stage.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A stage performance in front of a large sepia backdrop of carved temple architecture with pillars, arches and sculpted figures. A performer in a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-edged white shawl draped over the head faces a woman in a gold and red silk saree with a red dupatta over the head, gold jewellery, a beaded necklace and a jewelled head ornament. She holds a microphone toward the veiled performer while adjusting the veil, and red carpet covers the stage floor in front of them.2013-11-02December 12 20112011-12-12Children in costume perform a devotional play on a tiled stage indoors, before pale pink walls and maroon curtains. In the centre, a boy in a black dhoti with a white-bead necklace stands with his arms at his sides. To the left, a boy dressed as a deity wears a gold crown, red garland and orange-yellow garments, while a boy in blue and red robes with a golden armband holds a white cloth. On the right, two boys with red devil horns and white face markings hold a microphone and a staff; one wears a green dhoti. Further right, a boy with a trident, tiger-striped lower garment and white body paint stands beside an adult in white. A small girl in red and gold with a garland stands at far left. Several people in the background wear white.2011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01