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Two male performers in a martial arts display stage a sword-and-shield duel on a green mat under a red and cream draped tent. Both wear white sleeveless vests and red trousers with green and blue trim. The performer on the right holds a round silver shield with a floral boss and raises a sword, while the performer on the left, in front, holds a long curved blade and a shield. Behind them, a seated audience in white dhotis and saris watches the demonstration.

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December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor ceremonial performance on a green mat under a white tent with pink draped walls. Two male performers in red dhoti-style shorts and white sleeveless tops, with brass anklets, face each other mid-stick-fight, wielding a long sword-like stick and a round white shield. Seated on a raised red platform at right is a figure in orange robes and an orange turban, with a tall ceremonial staff beside a decorative multicolour parasol. Nearby, seated men and women in white and orange robes watch, and a bearded man in white stands among them. Large audience of seated devotees in white and orange fills the background, with a green-and-white banner partly visible at top left.2007-12-30Outdoor photo of two male performers in a dirt courtyard performing a martial-arts style display. The performer on the left wears a white sleeveless top, white dhoti-style trousers with a red waistband and holds a round metal shield-like disc. The performer in the center leaps mid-stride in white clothes with a red sash, holding a curved blade-like stick aloft. Behind them a large crowd of spectators sits and stands along the edges, including men in white dhotis with orange shawls and women in colourful saris. Two ornate umbrellas with fringed, multicoloured canopies stand in the background beneath a blue-framed metal shelter with a green corrugated roof.2006-12-25Two young men in white sleeveless vests and red shorts with green and yellow trim and blue waist sashes perform a stick-fighting display on a green mat under a red-and-white canopy. Each holds a long bamboo staff, one raised and one angled low, in a sparring stance. A large crowd sits on the ground watching, many dressed in white, with some children among them. Scattered pink and purple petals or confetti cover the mat. Banners and tents with red and gold drapes frame the open-air ground.2007-12-30Outdoor photo of two male performers in white dhotis with red waistbands on a sandy ground, facing each other mid-stance and brandishing curved swords and round shields in a staged martial display. A large crowd of spectators, many in white and some in saffron, sits and stands behind a blue-framed green-roofed shed. Two ornate decorated umbrellas with fringed tops stand to the right, and a few people in white and saffron stand near them, with one woman in a red sari and another in a yellow and white sari visible at the right edge.2006-12-25Outdoor festival scene under a white and red striped canopy on a green mat strewn with confetti. Young male performers in white sleeveless vests, red and orange dhoti-style cloth with blue waist sashes, swing and clash long bamboo sticks in a stick-fighting dance. A large seated crowd, mostly in white clothes, watches from behind the performers. Speakers and a decorated stage area are visible at the edges.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photo of two young male performers on a green tarpaulin stage doing a staff or stick display. Each wears a white sleeveless vest, red shorts and a blue waist sash, and both are barefoot, one holding a long wooden pole diagonally across his body. A large crowd sits on the ground under a white canopy with red and cream draped valances, mostly in white clothing, with an orange-saried woman seated near the centre. Loudspeakers stand on a pole at the back, and a pink-curtained stall and a sign reading Center are visible. Blue and white cloth scraps lie on the green mat. No a person is visible.2007-12-30Outdoor photo of a stick-fighting or staff performance on a green tarpaulin stage under a white canopy, with a magenta and gold draped backdrop. Several young men in white vests and red or orange dhoti-style shorts with blue waist sashes wield long bamboo sticks, mid-motion in paired bouts. Behind them, seated figures in orange and white robes sit on a raised platform, a decorated umbrella stands nearby, and a large crowd in white and pastel clothing watches from the right. A man in white clothes stands at the far left. The crowd estimate is for visible people only; no reliable a person candidate is discernible.2007-12-30Two young men in white sleeveless vests and red dhoti-style lower garments perform a stick-fighting display on a green mat under a red-and-white patterned canopy. The man on the left holds a bamboo stick low and is mid-stride, while the man on the right thrusts a long stick forward in a lunge. Scattered confetti lies on the mat. A large seated crowd of men in white and women in saris fills the background, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands at the right edge, watching. Speakers and tent poles frame the scene.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30