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Outdoor festival stage on green mats under a pink and gold draped tent, with striped umbrellas overhead. Three performers in yellow-gold spotted leopard-patterned costumes and gold-painted faces perform a crouching, dynamic dance routine in the foreground. Behind them, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a red-draped platform with flowers, flanked by attendants in white and orange-saffron clothing. A large seated audience of devotees in white garments fills the sides, and a man in a white shirt stands at left holding a camera.

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Outdoor festival stage under a pink and gold draped tent with a green mat floor. Two performers in leopard-spotted yellow costumes with painted faces perform an acrobatic act, one bent forward on hands and feet while another balances over him. Behind them a seated group sits on the floor in white clothes, and on a red-draped platform a figure in orange robes sits with two ornate parasols overhead, with garlanded devotees in white and orange nearby. Scattered petals cover the mat. Photographers stand at the left edge.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photo of a cultural performance on a green mat under a white canopy. Three boys in matching gold leopard-print outfits with long tails perform a dance, one stepping forward with arms raised. Behind them, a pink and gold draped stage holds a red-covered platform with a seated figure in orange robes and a tall orange turban, flanked by two decorative striped umbrellas. Seated in white clothes on the mat, many devotees watch, and several figures in orange robes stand near the stage.2007-12-30Outdoor tented event on a green plastic ground sheet. Three performers in yellow-and-brown leopard-print costumes with painted faces dance barefoot, two holding sticks, during a cultural performance. Behind them on a raised red-draped platform sit a figure in orange robes with a garland and a woman in an orange sari with orange garland, flanked by people in white clothes and orange shawls. Two multicolored decorative umbrellas with fringes stand over the platform. Seated white-clad devotees line the tent wall at right, and a standing fan is at left. Readable printed text on the tent is not legible.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photograph of a performance on a green mat under a pink and gold draped tent. In the foreground, a man in a grey checked shirt and white trousers faces a performer in a yellow and brown leopard-patterned costume with a painted face, holding a stick-like prop. Seated and standing devotees in white and orange clothes watch from the left. On a raised red-covered platform on the right, a figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits with hands folded, beside a man in white and others in white dhotis. Decorative colourful parasols with fringed edges stand overhead, and a cameraman in white stands at the left edge.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor cultural performance on a green tarpaulin stage under a red and white canopy. Three young performers in matching golden-yellow leopard-spotted costumes and face paint perform a stick-fighting or martial dance, one holding a long wooden staff. A large seated audience of men, women and children in white clothes fills the background, with a photographer visible at left. Scattered confetti covers the stage floor. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photo under a large red-and-white checked canopy on a green tarpaulin stage. Two performers in shimmering gold costumes with gold head coverings perform a dance or folk act, one bent forward with arms extended, the other standing with arms outstretched. A man in a white T-shirt and black trousers stands at right holding a round frame drum. A dense crowd of several hundred people, many in white ritual clothes and some in orange, sits on the ground on both sides, with a decorated red-and-gold stage platform visible at the back.2007-12-30