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A photograph of a performer in a bright green sleeveless top and red shorts crouching on a pale tiled floor, leaning forward on one arm beneath a golden arched wooden frame decorated with black and gold panels. Two brown glass bottles and several yellow balls rest on a wooden board in the foreground. Standing figures behind wear white dhoti-style clothing, one in pale yellow and orange, and one in grey shorts with ankle ornaments. A small wall fan and a white folding item sit at the edge of the room.

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June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of a performer in a green sleeveless top and red pants doing a deep push-up pose on a woven mat in an indoor hall, balancing on his hands with his head lowered between a wooden arch frame decorated with yellow fringe and dark fibre tassels. Two small bottles and three yellow balls sit on the mat beside his hands. Behind him, a drummer in white dhoti with a drum and people in white dhotis are partly visible, and white tiles cover the floor.2009-06-22A performer in a bright green sleeveless top and maroon trousers crouches and balances on his hands beneath an arched wooden frame fringed with yellow tassels and dark plumes, on a woven mat on a tiled hall floor. Three yellow balls lie on the mat, and a glass cola bottle stands to the right. A drum sits at the upper left and a metal stand and bags are behind him. No a person-like figure is visible, so the a person field is none.2009-06-22A performer in a bright green sleeveless top and red striped trousers crouches low on a woven brown mat, balancing his weight on his hands while his head passes beneath a wooden arched frame decorated with yellow-green fringe and dark brushes. Two glass soft-drink bottles and three yellow balls sit on the mat beside his hands, forming a stunt or acrobatic act. Behind him, a barrel drum (dhol-style) and people in white dhotis with gold borders are visible.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of a folk performance in a plain hall with tiled walls and a lattice window. A performer in a bright green sleeveless top, green shorts over red trousers, a red waist sash and dark ankle bells stands on a light floor, bending forward with one hand on a knee while a glass bottle lies on the mat before him. Behind him, a drummer in white sits at a large drum on the left. Two men in yellow and cream dress stand to the right, one with a dark-brown dhoti and yellow shirt holding a small device, the other in a maroon shirt and white dhoti. A decorated wooden structure with a yellow fabric top and fringed panels stands in the background beside a teal curtain painted with figures. Total visible people: four.2009-06-22A photograph of a performer in a bright green sleeveless top and red track pants with dark shoes, bent forward beneath a wooden yoke-like frame fitted with a thick braided golden-brown rope or cord draped over the shoulders. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands holding a stick near a wooden door, and at right a man in a yellow kurta with a white towel over his shoulder and an orange dhoti stands beside a white platform, both wearing name badges. A small orange bag and a white pedestal fan are at left. The setting is a tiled hall with a lattice window.2009-06-22A photograph of a performer doing a low floor act in an indoor hall. A man in a bright green sleeveless top and red shorts is bent forward at the waist with his hands on an orange mat, passing under a wooden bar mounted between two decorated frames with gold fringe and peacock feathers. Three yellow lemons lie on the mat and a dark bottle stands beside it. Behind him a seated woman in red and white clothing and a drummer with a drum are visible, and a man in white dhoti with gold border stands at the right edge. The floor is grey tile and the wall is white.2009-06-22A performer in a green tunic and red trousers lies on his back on a mat, legs raised high and balancing a large wooden percussion instrument on one foot, with bells on his ankles and wrists. Behind him a drummer in white dhoti and shirt stands beside a large dhol-style drum. Seated women in red and orange saris with flower garlands clap and watch from the left, and a few small yellow balls lie on the floor. The setting is a white-tiled hall with a lattice window.2009-06-22A photograph of a folk performance on a bare indoor floor. A performer in a bright green sleeveless top, green shorts over red leggings, an orange waist sash and ankle bells dances barefoot on a red and orange mat, with two glass bottles and scattered yellow balls set before him. Behind him a drummer in white dhoti holds a large barrel drum, a man in white shirt and dhoti stands by a wooden frame with a yellow cloth, and an older musician in a maroon shirt and lavender dhoti plays a long wind instrument at right. Seated women in saris watch at left. A teal backdrop shows a painted map-like outline with small figures and temple shapes.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22