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A shadow-puppet performance on a backlit white screen in a dark hall. On the right, a dark silhouette of a standing deity murti with a tall crown and multiple arms. On the left, a shadow figure of a young man in profile, his arm extended toward the deity. No physical people are clearly visible; only the shadow figure on the screen.

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December 18 20162016-12-18A dark hall with a large white cloth screen lit from behind, showing a shadow puppet performance. On the right, a dark silhouette of a deity murti with a tall crown and raised arms stands, and to its left a shadow figure of a bare-chested young man with short hair extends one hand toward it. The stage is black around the lit screen.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a shadow puppet performance on a white cloth screen in a dark room. On the left, a shadow figure of a man with short dark hair and bare upper body extends one arm toward a larger reddish-brown puppet on the right, which has a tall crested head and ornate, layered costume. The puppets are silhouetted and projected onto the backlit screen.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a projection screen in a dark room. On a pale white screen, a shadow-puppet style figure of a shirtless man with short dark hair extends one arm toward a large brown silhouette of a seated deity murti with an elephant-like head and a tall crown-like top. The screen has a small purple logo in the upper left. Only a partial head of a person in the lower right foreground is visible in the dark. No readable portrait of a candidate is shown, so no a person cues are visible. The projected figures are depictions, not physical people.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A projected image on a large screen in a dark room shows a cartoon-style figure pouring liquid over a dark grey shivalinga on a round yoni-shaped base. The figure has light hair and wears a salmon-pink dhoti-like garment with a tilak-marked arm, and a red dot marks the linga's forehead. A faint silhouette of a person's head appears at the lower left edge of the frame. The screen image is a graphic animation, not a live scene.2016-12-18