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A cultural performance in a white-canopied hall with blue, yellow and green patterned banners hanging from the ceiling. Two dancers in tall dark-green and black headdresses with feathered plumes perform in the centre, one in a long green skirt and red-trimmed black costume, the other in a green and red dress. Behind them a drummer in a white dhoti plays a hand drum, and a musician in white clothes plays a wind instrument. A man in an orange-saffron shawl stands at left, and seated devotees in white fill the foreground, some with garlands around their necks.

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A cultural dance performance in a white tent-roofed hall with a seated audience in white clothing. Four dancers in colourful costumes with large dark feathered headdresses and red-and-white plumes perform in the centre, one leaping mid-air. Behind them a standing musician in white dhoti plays an instrument, and a woman in red sari stands at right beside a teal banner with a map-like design. Decorative blue, yellow and red patterned pillars frame the stage, and audience members sit on the floor and in white chairs at the front.2009-06-22Indoor hall with white ceiling fans and white-draped beams hung with colourful yellow, red and blue striped pillar banners. Two performers in dark feathered headdresses and green and red costumes dance on a cleared floor during a cultural performance, while a drummer in white stands behind them and a musician plays a wind instrument at right in front of a turquoise backdrop with a green map-shaped panel. Seated audience members in white clothes fill the foreground and sides, many wearing white garlands, and several people in white sit cross-legged on mats at left. A few women in white and red saris are seated near the back.2009-06-22A cultural dance performance in a white-walled hall with a draped white ceiling and yellow-blue banners. Three dancers in bright costumes perform in the centre: the nearest wears a sequined gold bodice and striped patterned skirt with a feathered headdress, the middle one wears a red-trimmed green-and-red outfit with a pink-and-white headpiece, and a third at right wears a long green gown with peacock-feather ornaments. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the floor on mats, with a cameraman and a figure in white standing near the back.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A cultural performance in an indoor hall with white ceiling canopy, tall columns wrapped in colourful patterned fabric, and white lattice windows. On the left, a performer in a large dark green and black costume with a tall feathered headdress stands near a standing figure in a yellow and black costume with a red and white plumed headdress. A central dancer in a green costume with a large dark feathered headpiece moves forward. Musicians in white dhotis and shirts play drums and wind instruments on the right, and a woman in a bright yellow and green outfit performs beside them. Rows of seated audience members in white clothing, many wearing white and orange garlands, sit on the floor and in chairs facing the stage area.2009-06-22A cultural dance performance in a white-walled hall with yellow and blue decorative pillars and white draped ceiling fabric. Three performers in colourful costumes dance on the floor: two women in red and gold headdresses with feathered plumes, one in gold and black patterned trousers and the other in green and red trousers, and a figure in a green robe and feathered headpiece. A seated audience in white clothes fills the foreground and sides, and a drummer in white plays a drum at the right. Some audience members wear orange and saffron garments.2009-06-22A cultural dance performance inside a white-walled hall with colourful patterned pillars and white draped ceiling. Three performers in elaborate costumes dance in the centre: the left figure wears a green and blue robe with red trim and a tall dark feathered headdress, the centre figure wears a striped gold and black outfit with a white plume, and the right figure wears a green robe with a feathered headpiece. Seated audience members in white clothes, many with garlands, fill the floor, and a drummer in white sits at right beside a large drum. A cameraman stands near the back.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A cultural folk dance performance on a white-tiled hall floor. Two dancers in feathered headdresses with pink and white plumes, one in a green and orange costume and one in a blue and yellow patterned outfit, perform in the centre. A drummer in white dhoti and shirt beats a drum, and a man in white dhoti plays a long horn-like wind instrument at right. A man in a bright yellow-green tunic and red leggings stands at the far right edge. Seated audience members in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor in the foreground and at left, and a woman in a red sari sits among them. Yellow banners and a blue and teal backdrop hang behind the stage.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of a large hall during a cultural performance. Dancers in colourful costumes with tall dark feathered headpieces and green and gold garments perform on a central stage area. Seated audience members wear white and cream clothing, many with white flower garlands. Colourful hanging decorations with geometric patterns and yellow tassels hang from the ceiling, and a turquoise drape stands at the right. Musicians with a microphone perform at the far right, and an orange cloth lies on the floor at the lower left.2009-06-22