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A photo of a large marble-floored hall during a group stick dance performance. Two long lines of dancers face each other, holding colourful striped sticks. Many wear white dhotis with red sashes, while younger children wear orange, saffron and green costumes with gold trim and beaded necklaces. Behind them, a decorated shrine area with a golden canopy and a decorated altar display frames the hall, and onlookers stand along the edges.

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A busy indoor temple hall with polished white floors and gold-and-red shrine decorations along the walls. In the foreground, several young boys and men in saffron and orange dhotis and shawls hold thin colourful sticks in a rhythmic stick-dance, some with bare chests and white tilaka marks on their foreheads. A boy in red shirt and red-and-white clothing stands at lower left. Behind them, men in white dhotis and red-bordered shawls, some with rudraksha malas, move about or bow. A figure in white kurta with long dark hair and a white-painted forehead stands at right. Pale umbrellas and draped red textiles are visible in the background. A camera and tripod are at the left edge.2016-10-03October 04 20162016-10-04A photograph of a large indoor hall with cream walls and a tall framed picture above. Dozens of devotees dance in a crowded group, many holding slender wooden sticks in both hands. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange or saffron cloths over their shoulders, move alongside men in orange and red wraps, and women in green and purple saris. Several dancers wear white forehead markings and tilaka. A gold-coloured altar or decorated stand with bright flower displays sits at the left and right edges. People stand watching at the periphery, and a man in a white kurta stands at right with a bare-chested dancer near centre left.2016-10-04October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03A large hall during a group stick-dance performance, with dancers in white kurtas and orange dhotis wearing red and orange sashes, holding short colourful sticks and moving in pairs and circles on a glossy white floor. Several children in orange dhotis join the dancers at the centre. Behind them, a stage holds a large gilded deity murti and a decorated throne-like altar with floral garlands, and gold framed deity images hang on the right wall. A bald man in orange and a man in white stand near the right foreground. Many devotees line the room in orange, white and red attire.2016-10-03A photograph of a group procession in a bright indoor hall with polished floors. Several adults in white dhotis and white shirts with orange and white lanyards walk among children. A bald man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands center-left with white forehead markings. In the foreground a young girl in an orange sari with gold border wears a rudraksha mala, a forehead mark and bangles, holding a thin stick. A boy in white kurta and a white forehead band holds a stick beside her, and another child in white stands at left. Several people carry thin colored sticks. Background figures in white are visible near a stage with lights, and a blurred figure in red stands at far left.2016-10-03Photograph of a energetic group stick dance inside a bright white-tiled hall with a glossy floor. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, swing thin coloured sticks in mid-motion, one lifting a leg in a dance step. Other men in white dhotis and red-and-white shawls dance alongside them. Blurred motion emphasises the rhythm of the performance. At the right edge, part of a decorated deity canopy or peetha display with red-and-gold draping is visible. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead. About 25 people are visible.2016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 06 20162016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06October 09 20162016-10-09