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A photograph of a single performer in a traditional theatrical costume, standing outdoors before a bamboo grove and a reddish wall. He wears an ornate gold crown topped with a cobra-hood motif and long white flowing hair, a bright orange tunic with gold chest plate and gold shoulder and arm pieces, and a dark rudraksha mala with a purple sash. His face is painted white with black moustache and brow markings, and he holds a metal dagger in one hand. The style resembles a folk or yakshagana-type stage character rather than a ritual portrait.

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December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A performer in a folk-theatre style costume dances outdoors in front of a reddish-brown wall and tall bamboo. He wears an orange tunic and skirt with gold shoulder pieces, a large gold disc with a face motif at the waist and a gold ornamental plate, a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, and a tall headdress with a black and white plume. He has a dark moustache and bends forward with a gold shield-like plate held near his waist. The scene is a costumed performance.2017-12-16A photograph of a performer in a folk-style costume during an outdoor cultural performance on sand. In the foreground a performer wears a tall gold crown, a flowing white and black plumed headdress, and face paint with white and red markings and a large black moustache. He wears orange garments with gold shoulder pieces, a long rudraksha mala, and holds a gold-embossed shield and a curved sword. Behind him, several men in yellow dhotis, pink and orange shirts clap and move, and drummers with large drums stand among green bamboo and a red wall.2017-12-16A photograph of a costumed folk performer in an outdoor setting with bamboo and a reddish earth wall behind. The central performer wears an ornate gold crown with a hooded serpent-like top, long white and black hair flowing behind, a gold chest plate and gold armbands over orange clothing, a rudraksha mala, and a painted white-and-red face with a moustache. He holds a silver mace-like staff and a gold-tipped sword with red and yellow tassels. Two drummers flank him in orange shirts with green trim, one in green trousers and one in yellow trousers, playing drums. A third costumed dancer stands at the right edge with a gold bracelet and white hair.2017-12-16 +1 copiesDecember 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16 +1 copiesDecember 16 20172017-12-16Two dancers in elaborate orange and gold costumes perform a folk-style routine on a dirt path beside a tall bamboo grove and a red wall. Both wear ornate gold crowns with white and black plumes, gold collars, beaded necklaces, feathered skirts, and green leggings with ankle bells. The dancer on the left holds a red and green tassel, while the dancer in the centre holds a sword. Behind them, drummers in orange and green and a yellow-clad musician playing a wind instrument accompany the performance.2017-12-16