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A photograph of a shadow puppet performance on a white cloth screen in a dark room. On the left, a shadow figure of a man with short dark hair and bare upper body extends one arm toward a larger reddish-brown puppet on the right, which has a tall crested head and ornate, layered costume. The puppets are silhouetted and projected onto the backlit screen.

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December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a projection screen in a dark room. On a pale white screen, a shadow-puppet style figure of a shirtless man with short dark hair extends one arm toward a large brown silhouette of a seated deity murti with an elephant-like head and a tall crown-like top. The screen has a small purple logo in the upper left. Only a partial head of a person in the lower right foreground is visible in the dark. No readable portrait of a candidate is shown, so no a person cues are visible. The projected figures are depictions, not physical people.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18A dark hall with a large white cloth screen lit from behind, showing a shadow puppet performance. On the right, a dark silhouette of a deity murti with a tall crown and raised arms stands, and to its left a shadow figure of a bare-chested young man with short hair extends one hand toward it. The stage is black around the lit screen.2016-12-18A shadow-puppet performance on a backlit white screen in a dark hall. On the right, a dark silhouette of a standing deity murti with a tall crown and multiple arms. On the left, a shadow figure of a young man in profile, his arm extended toward the deity. No physical people are clearly visible; only the shadow figure on the screen.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A dark hall with a large projection screen showing an animated scene: a stylised bare-chested male figure with short dark hair stands at right, reaching toward a reddish-brown Ganesha-like deity murti with a tall crown and upraised trunk. A small purple bird logo sits at the upper left of the screen. In the lower right corner, the silhouette of a seated audience member's head is visible against the dark room. The screen is the main subject, and the animation is presented as a projected display rather than a live ritual.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A backlit shadow or silhouette scene on a white cloth screen framed by black drapes. A dark rounded shivalingam-like form sits at left, and a figure with long hair and a robe is reaching or pouring toward it with an arm extended. The scene is a silhouetted depiction of a ritual act at a linga, shown against the bright screen. A small blue logo sits at the upper left and copyright text at the lower right.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18