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A photograph of a shadow puppet performance on a lit white cloth screen in a dark room. Two painted leather-style puppets face each other: a man on the left in a striped red-and-white shirt with dark trousers, one arm extended outward, and a woman on the right with an orange body, a jewelled necklace, purple bangles, a green-and-pink skirt and an elaborate hair bun, reaching toward him with a small object in her hand. Puppet strings are visible below the figures. No physical people are visible in the scene; the puppets are the only figures. The stage is otherwise black, and a small logo appears at the top left.

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December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A dark stage shows a shadow-puppet style performance on a lit white screen. Two puppets are visible: a smaller male puppet with a striped green and white top and red-brown face on the left, and a taller female puppet with an orange body, green and pink skirt, ornate hair bun and jewelled bodice on the right, her arm extended and pointing forward. Strings run from the puppets to unseen operators above. No physical people are visible in the frame.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A shadow puppet performance on a lit white screen against a black background. Two painted leather puppets stand in profile: on the left, a smaller male figure in a striped green and white shirt with a red face and an outstretched hand; on the right, a taller female figure with an orange body, ornate gold and blue bodice, bracelets, an elaborate updo, and a long green and pink skirt, holding a small object toward the male figure. Thin control rods extend downward from both puppets. The page excerpt about yoga and Maheshwara Puja does not match this image, so no ritual is described. No a person candidate is visible.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A shadow puppet performance on a lit white cloth screen against a black background. Two painted leather-style puppets stand in profile: a red-faced figure in a striped shirt with a dark cap on the left, and a taller yellow-orange female puppet in a green skirt and jewelled bodice with an elaborate hair bun on the right, extending one jointed arm toward the first. No physical people are visible; the puppets are the only figures on the screen.2016-12-18A shadow puppet performance projected onto a white cloth screen in a dark hall. Two colourful flat puppets face each other: on the left, a red-faced male figure in a striped green and maroon top with dark trousers, arm extended outward; on the right, a taller yellow-orange female figure with an ornate headdress, patterned bodice, green and pink skirt, and a bangle, reaching toward him and holding a small object. The puppets are controlled from below by visible rods. No physical people are visible in the scene.2016-12-18A rectangular white screen in a darkened hall shows two shadow-puppet figures in profile. The figure on the left is tan-coloured with dark hair and bare upper body, standing still. The figure on the right is red-faced with dark hair and a striped top, reaching its arm forward toward the other. The puppets are lit from behind, and the screen is framed by black drapes. The image appears to show a shadow-puppet presentation rather than a live ritual, with no visible a person candidate or readable events on the screen.2016-12-18A photograph of a shadow or puppet-style stage: a white cloth screen lit against a black backdrop shows two painted wooden articulated puppets. On the left, a smaller puppet with a red face, dark hair and a green-and-white striped top stands with one arm extended. On the right, a taller female puppet with an orange body, ornate jewelled bodice, green skirt and an elaborate updo points her arm toward the smaller figure. No physical people are visible in the frame.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18