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An 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.

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December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor 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.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 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.2007-12-30Outdoor festival scene under a white and red striped canopy on a green mat strewn with confetti. Young male performers in white sleeveless vests, red and orange dhoti-style cloth with blue waist sashes, swing and clash long bamboo sticks in a stick-fighting dance. A large seated crowd, mostly in white clothes, watches from behind the performers. Speakers and a decorated stage area are visible at the edges.2007-12-30Outdoor 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 photo of a stick-fighting or staff demonstration on a green mat under a pink and gold draped tent. A young boy in a lime-green shirt and jeans swings a long bamboo stick at an adult man in a grey shirt and cream trousers, both barefoot. Behind them, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on a red-draped platform with a flower vase, flanked by two standing attendants in orange and white and by colourful striped parasols. Seated devotees in white sari and white kurta fill the right side, some with hands folded, and a standing man in white and an attendant in orange hold ceremonial items. A trident-topped staff stands beside the platform. Scattered petals cover the ground.2007-12-30December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor photo of a stick-fighting or staff performance on a green tarpaulin stage under a white canopy, with a magenta and gold draped backdrop. Several young men in white vests and red or orange dhoti-style shorts with blue waist sashes wield long bamboo sticks, mid-motion in paired bouts. Behind them, seated figures in orange and white robes sit on a raised platform, a decorated umbrella stands nearby, and a large crowd in white and pastel clothing watches from the right. A man in white clothes stands at the far left. The crowd estimate is for visible people only; no reliable a person candidate is discernible.2007-12-30Two young men in white sleeveless vests and red loose pants with blue waist sashes perform a stick-fighting display on a green tarpaulin under a red and white canopy. The man on the left swings a long bamboo staff overhead while the man on the right, in a low lunge, grips his staff in both hands. Scattered petals and confetti cover the green mat. A large seated crowd in white and orange clothing watches from the background under the open tent.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30