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A staged performance on a bright, polished stage in front of a painted backdrop with colourful pillars and two large painted deity guardian figures holding weapons. Seven performers stand and sit in orange and red robes with rudraksha malas. A seated young man in an orange robe, centre, sits on a plain chair with a small tray or bowl nearby while others gather around him. Two performers in red saris and dhotis stand at the right and left edges. One figure in the group holds a microphone. A thin line runs across the stage floor. The setting appears to be a school-style drama or devotional skit, not a clearly identified ritual.

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September 09 20132013-09-09A stage performance in a temple-style hall with painted pillars and large painted guardian figures holding tridents and maces on either side of a dark red curtained doorway. Six people are visible: a young shaved-headed boy in orange robes at the right holds a microphone, a woman in a red sari with a gold border stands center-right holding a trident, a seated bare-chested young man in orange with a rudraksha mala sits on a black chair in the center, and two girls in orange with rudraksha malas kneel or stand at left, one holding a yellow sheet. The floor is polished white with a red carpet beneath the seated figure.2013-09-09September AFP 2013September AFP 2013September 09 20132013-09-09A staged performance on a bright stage with a painted backdrop of two large multi-armed deity figures holding tridents, flanking a dark red curtain. Eight people stand and sit in an arrangement: on the left, a figure in red and gold clothing holds hands with a shaved-headed figure in saffron, and to the right a woman in red with gold border holds a microphone while a shaved-headed person in saffron stands at the far right. In the centre, a man in saffron sits on a black chair and smiles, while women in saffron and red kneel or stand around him, several wearing rudraksha malas. The setting resembles a drama or ceremonial re-enactment.2013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09August 07 20172017-08-07