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Four male dancers in matching red and gold costumes perform on a stage, each balancing a brass pot topped with red and orange flower arrangements on their heads. Their hands are folded in namaskar and they wear blue sashes and pink or red trousers with bells at the ankles. Two drummers in pink shirts and white dhotis stand at left playing hand drums, and a tall brass oil lamp with a bird-shaped top stands centre stage. A red curtain and projector screen form the backdrop.

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July 05 20092009-07-05July 05 20092009-07-05July 05 20092009-07-05A stage performance in a hall with dark red curtains and ceiling fans. Four dancers in matching red and gold-patterned shirts, red trousers, and pink turbans stand in a line, each balancing a brass bowl with a large pink-and-red floral arrangement on their head. Two dancers wear yellow and blue waist sashes. Behind them, musicians in white dhotis play drums, including a dholak and a tasha-style drum, and a brass lamp stand with a lit oil lamp stands on each side of the stage. Bright red and gold costumes dominate the scene.2009-07-05A stage performance in a hall with a dark red velvet curtain and a projection screen at right. Four drummers stand at left in pink shirts and white dhotis, playing hand drums. Five dancers in yellow tunics and red trousers with white face markings perform in a row, swinging flaming torches overhead. A tall brass oil lamp stands center stage. Audience heads are visible at the bottom edge.2009-07-05June 15 20092009-06-15July 05 20092009-07-05June 15 20092009-06-15July 05 20092009-07-05A stage performance in a hall with a dark curtain backdrop. Several drummers in bright green costumes with red-trimmed white shorts play drums, one in a yellow patterned shirt and red shorts dancing forward in the centre. A tall decorated structure draped in blue, white and orange flower garlands is carried above a man in a pink headcloth. Dancers in yellow caps and patterned tunics stand at the right, and a man in a red shirt watches nearby. A small deity murti sits on a platform at the back left, with a flower-decorated stage floor and scattered petals.2009-06-15A stage performance at an indoor hall with a dark backdrop and a light grey floor. A large floral arch hung with orange and white marigold garlands and gold trim dominates the upper left. Five drummers in green and yellow costumes, with red and pink head wraps, play large drums, and a barefoot dancer in green robe and maroon trousers moves across the stage. A small figure in a red kurta stands at right. A deity murti with garlands sits on a white pedestal in the background beside a red and yellow painted backdrop.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15