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A dimly lit hall shows a group of men in traditional dance formation performing with hand drums and curved swords. Dancers wear white dhotis with blue or white shirts and one wears a saffron-yellow dhoti. Several raise drums overhead and one holds a sword aloft. Two seated men with lanyards watch at the right edge beside a stage step and a patterned mat. Bare feet strike a pale floor with a dark stripe.

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July 09 20092009-07-09A dim hall with a dark curtained backdrop shows a group of men performing a traditional ensemble in an open floor area. Several men in white dhotis and light shirts, some with orange and red shawls, stand in a loose circle. One man on the right in a light blue shirt and white dhoti plays a large round hand drum, while a man in the centre holds a colourful patterned drum slung at his side. Two seated people on the right edge watch from the platform steps.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A photograph of a performance on a marble stage in a dim hall. A row of men in white and light-blue kurtas, dhotis and orange or yellow shawls stand and clap, several holding small cymbals or hand drums. One man in a yellow-orange dhoti plays a large drum slung at his waist. A barefoot dancer in a white shirt and lavender dhoti bends forward in the foreground near a red object. Seated men in white are visible at the right edge, and a ceiling fan hangs above. This looks like a traditional folk or devotional performance; no a person candidate is clearly visible.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A photograph of a group of men performing a devotional folk dance on a stage with a dark curtain backdrop. Several men in light blue and cream shirts with white or yellow dhotis raise hand cymbals (tambourine-like frame drums) and hand drums overhead, some with arms outstretched. One man in a white t-shirt and grey trousers stands in the centre, and a man in pale blue at right holds a drum and wears an orange-peach dhoti. A small patterned rug sits at the stage edge. No central figure is clearly visible, and nobody is identified as a person.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09A group of men in traditional attire performs a folk devotional dance on a polished stone floor in a dim hall. Several men stand in a line clapping and holding small red-rimmed hand cymbals, wearing light blue and white shirts over dhotis in yellow, orange and lavender. A man in the centre foreground, in a white shirt and lavender dhoti, holds a cymbal while stepping forward. On the right a dancer in a grey-white shirt and orange dhoti plays a red-and-white drum. Seated devotees in white clothes and an orange-clad figure sit at the right edge near a railing, and an orange cloth lies on the floor in the lower right.2009-07-09