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A photograph of a cultural dance performance on a light tiled floor. A performer in a blue and gold sequined dress with a braided plait and bold eye makeup kneels and balances a pink tiered cone-shaped bundle on her head while reaching out with her arms. In front of her, a man in a white t-shirt and grey shorts lies prone on the floor with his head down. Behind them, drummers in white dhoti and shirt play a large drum, and seated onlookers in red and orange saris and white clothing watch, along with a performer in a green top and red trousers. A decorated painted animal figure and a small round object lie on the floor.

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A photograph of a cultural performance inside a hall with a tiled floor. A young woman in a blue and gold embroidered costume with heavy eye makeup and blue earrings sits on the floor, her hands pressed on the back of a man lying prone in a white shirt, grey shorts and ankle bells. She balances a tall pink decorated pot on her head. Behind them a drummer in white dhoti and shirt plays a large barrel drum, a woman in red sits at left, and a dancer in bright green and red costume stands at right. Seated spectators in white and orange saris watch.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A cultural performance in a white-walled hall with a tiled floor. In the centre, a woman in a blue and gold costume with a braid and red face makeup holds a stick above a man lying prone on the floor in a white shirt and dark shorts, with scattered green petals around him. Behind them a dancer in a green and red costume balances a tall pink-and-white headdress, and another performer wears a feathered crown and bright costume. On the right a man in a white dhoti and shirt plays a long trumpet-like horn, beside a painted map of South India. A drummer in white holds a large drum. Seated audience members in white and red saris line the left side of the hall, with white curtains and a teal backdrop on the right.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of a folk-style performance at an indoor hall. A woman dancer in a sparkly blue and gold costume with a sheer gold-sequined bodice, pink eye makeup and red lipstick balances a tall pink-fringed decorated pot on her head and holds a small lamp-like vessel in one hand. Behind her, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange cloth over his shoulder plays a large barrel drum, and another man in white sits on the floor. Seated women in orange and red saris watch at right, and a wooden lattice window and brown door are in the background.2009-06-22A female dancer in a sequined gold and navy costume with a blue ruffled waistband and black ankle bells performs in a hall, balancing a pink tasselled pot topped with a green peacock-shaped finial on her head. Her hair is in long side braids and she wears bold blue eyeshadow and a bindi. Behind her, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with gold border and another man in a maroon shirt watch, and a woman in an orange floral sari sits on the floor beside a decorated peacock-shaped pot with pink and multicoloured adornments. A red wooden door and a yellow cloth hanging on the wall form the background.2009-06-22A female dancer in a blue and gold sequined costume performs on a bare floor, balancing a decorated kalasha pot with pink and green ornaments and a lit diya on her head. Her hair is in long side braids, and she wears ankle bells and black leg warmers. Behind her, a man in white dhoti and shawl plays a frame drum, and a figure in a bright green tunic and red trousers with ankle bells stands at the right beside an orange wooden door. Lattice window and white draped curtains form the hall backdrop, and a red-clad seated performer appears at the left edge.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22