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Outdoor photo under a large red-and-white checked canopy on a green tarpaulin stage. Two performers in shimmering gold costumes with gold head coverings perform a dance or folk act, one bent forward with arms extended, the other standing with arms outstretched. A man in a white T-shirt and black trousers stands at right holding a round frame drum. A dense crowd of several hundred people, many in white ritual clothes and some in orange, sits on the ground on both sides, with a decorated red-and-gold stage platform visible at the back.

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Outdoor photo of a cultural performance on a green tarpaulin stage under a red and white canopy. Three performers in matching yellow-gold leopard-print costumes with painted gold faces perform: one on the left holds a stick, one in the centre stands still, and one on the right is doing a handstand with legs raised. Hundreds of seated spectators, many in white clothes, fill the ground behind a draped stage with cream and red curtains. Scattered confetti lies on the green mat.2007-12-30Outdoor cultural performance on a green tarpaulin stage under a red and white canopy. Three young performers in matching golden-yellow leopard-spotted costumes and face paint perform a stick-fighting or martial dance, one holding a long wooden staff. A large seated audience of men, women and children in white clothes fills the background, with a photographer visible at left. Scattered confetti covers the stage floor. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2007-12-30Outdoor photo of a cultural performance on a green mat under a white canopy. Three boys in matching gold leopard-print outfits with long tails perform a dance, one stepping forward with arms raised. Behind them, a pink and gold draped stage holds a red-covered platform with a seated figure in orange robes and a tall orange turban, flanked by two decorative striped umbrellas. Seated in white clothes on the mat, many devotees watch, and several figures in orange robes stand near the stage.2007-12-30Outdoor festival stage on green mats under a pink and gold draped tent, with striped umbrellas overhead. Three performers in yellow-gold spotted leopard-patterned costumes and gold-painted faces perform a crouching, dynamic dance routine in the foreground. Behind them, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a red-draped platform with flowers, flanked by attendants in white and orange-saffron clothing. A large seated audience of devotees in white garments fills the sides, and a man in a white shirt stands at left holding a camera.2007-12-30An outdoor festival performance on a green mat stage under a red and cream canopy. A performer in a yellow and orange leopard-patterned costume with a mask and a long tail leaps forward, holding a stick. Nearby a man in a grey striped shirt and white trousers holds a wooden pole, and two drummers in yellow and blue vests play large drums. Seated spectators in white clothes fill the foreground and background, with red and blue chairs at the back under a tent.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor tented event on a green plastic ground sheet. Three performers in yellow-and-brown leopard-print costumes with painted faces dance barefoot, two holding sticks, during a cultural performance. Behind them on a raised red-draped platform sit a figure in orange robes with a garland and a woman in an orange sari with orange garland, flanked by people in white clothes and orange shawls. Two multicolored decorative umbrellas with fringes stand over the platform. Seated white-clad devotees line the tent wall at right, and a standing fan is at left. Readable printed text on the tent is not legible.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photograph of a performance on a green mat under a pink and gold draped tent. In the foreground, a man in a grey checked shirt and white trousers faces a performer in a yellow and brown leopard-patterned costume with a painted face, holding a stick-like prop. Seated and standing devotees in white and orange clothes watch from the left. On a raised red-covered platform on the right, a figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits with hands folded, beside a man in white and others in white dhotis. Decorative colourful parasols with fringed edges stand overhead, and a cameraman in white stands at the left edge.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30