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A performer in a cream embroidered shirt, maroon shorts and a blue sash balances a brass kalasha on his raised right hand beneath a rectangular canopy of orange and white marigold garlands strung with brass lamps. Behind him, four drummers in green kurtas and maroon dhoti-style trousers play drums, one with a pink headband, against a black backdrop with a stage edge and a yellow-and-red map-shaped backdrop. A bronze deity murti stands on a decorated pedestal at the rear. The scene appears to be a stage performance, with garlanded decorations.

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A performer in a yellow embroidered shirt, maroon dhoti-style trousers, blue waist sash and pink headcloth raises a brass kalasha-style lamp high above his head beneath a garlanded canopy of orange and white marigold strands with five small lamps. Four drummers in green kurtas and maroon trousers play a large drum, dhol-type drums and cymbals on a stage with a dark backdrop, a small deity murti on a pedestal and a decorated stand behind. The scene resembles a folk-style lamp dance or aarti performance.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A stage performance in a tented hall with a black backdrop. A performer in a yellow embroidered kurta, maroon dhoti and blue sash, wearing an orange-and-red turban, stands on the shoulders of two men and holds aloft a large marigold-and-white garlanded canopy with brass finials. Below, two bare-chested performers in patterned yellow-and-orange cloths and yellow waistbands support him, and a drummer in green and another in red stand nearby. A small deity murti garlanded with flowers sits on a pedestal behind them, with a red-and-yellow map-style backdrop beside it.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A stage performance with a performer standing on the shoulders of a seated man in a red shirt, balancing a large flower-decorated canopy frame with orange and white garlands and small brass lamps atop his head. The standing performer wears a yellow embroidered kurta, a blue sash and maroon dhoti with a red-and-white patterned turban. Five drummers in green shirts and maroon trousers play drums around them on a stage with a black curtain and a small deity murti on a decorated stand behind. The setting is a tented hall with gold scalloped drapery.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A stage performance of a folk-style drum procession. A man in a red shirt and maroon dhoti stands barefoot in front, lifting on his shoulders a performer in a yellow embroidered kurta and red headwear who balances a large brass pot on his head beneath a rectangular frame covered with orange and white marigold garlands and small oil lamps. Behind them, drummers in green shirts and maroon dhotis play dhol and drums on a raised stage with a dark drape and gold scalloped valance. Roughly five people are visible.2009-06-15A performer stands on a stage balancing a large, flower-decorated kalasha-style canopy on his head, a brass pot topped with a frame of orange and white marigold garlands and hanging ribbons. He wears a yellow embroidered kurta with a blue sash, maroon trousers, a striped orange and red turban, and metal anklets, and he holds his arms outstretched while balancing on metal cups. Behind him, drummers in green shirts and maroon trousers play drums, one wearing a red headcloth, and a dark curtain backdrop frames the scene. This is a cultural dance performance with a decorated headpiece.2009-06-15