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A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-brown robe and orange-brown turban with a circular silver emblem, wearing a long beaded rudraksha-style mala and gold ceremonial necklace, smiling as he adjusts the elaborate headdress of a performer in red face paint and a large moustache. The performer wears a tall decorated crown with pom-poms and tassels, an orange cape and an ornate gold-and-green breastplate with a garland. Behind them stand an attendant in white with a red-and-white tilak and a person in a teal and patterned costume, before a gold ornate carved backdrop and red cushion.

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A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban with a silver sun emblem sits on a gold-ornate throne with red cushions, wearing a long brown-beaded necklace with gold pendants and rudraksha-style beads. Beside him, a performer in bright red face paint, big moustache, and an elaborate multicoloured tasselled headdress, wearing an orange shawl and a jewelled collar of green and gold stones, touches his own chest. A third man in a patterned embroidered jacket stands behind, and a seated figure with white markings is partly visible. The gold carved backdrop suggests a stage performance. a person is seated on the left, identified by saffron-orange turban and robes with ornate beaded and gold ornaments on a throne.2016-05-01 +1 copiesMay 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01A photograph of a staged cultural performance on a red-and-gold throne set. A man seated on a red cushioned seat wears an orange-brown turban with a white sunburst emblem, an orange-brown robe, a long gold-and-bead necklace and a rudraksha mala; he has long swept-back hair and smiles while reaching toward a performer. The performer beside him wears green-and-black face paint, a yellow and orange costume with black stripes, and white gloves, with pink round props at his head. Behind them a man wears a white dhoti with a brown bead necklace and white forehead markings, and a woman in a pink sari with a brown bead necklace touches her face. Gold ornate carved decor and red fabric fill the background.2016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01A seated man in an orange-brown turban with a white ornament and a brown-beaded mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions and a tiger-skin covering, smiling and gesturing with one hand. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with gold border, red rudraksha mala and tripundra marks stands near a gold kalasha-style vessel. On the right, men in red shirts with yellow trim and yellow headbands hold a plate, and at the bottom a person in red and orange lies prostrate before the throne. A gold-and-cream carved backdrop frames the scene.2016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01