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Outdoor staged tableau under a large leafy tree with a blue sky. In the foreground a figure seen from behind wears a red-pink gold-patterned cloth and a dark crested headdress with a jewelled ornament. At centre sits a large painted lion-faced figure with an orange mane, white fangs, a golden crown and a vertical tilak, dressed in a multicoloured beaded embroidered costume. Beside it a figure in a pink jewelled and beaded costume with a dark moustache sits on a raised platform with a yellow pillar behind. The figures appear to be a puppet or effigy-style tableau in festival costume. Strings of small bells and decorations hang at the left edge.

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February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor tableau on a raised stage under large shade trees beside a building with a blue Kannada signboard. Three life-size painted figures sit on a blue-draped platform: a figure in a pink patterned shawl with a tall crown seen from behind, a central figure with a lion-like painted face, orange-red mane, gold crown and beaded multicolored garment, and a figure in a red, gold and purple beaded costume with dark hair and a jewelled necklace. These are statues or decorative figures, not living people. Behind them a white backdrop and yellow columns frame the scene.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A festival tableau on a raised float under a clear blue sky with palm trees behind. On the left, a figure in a gold crown and a pink and red embroidered costume with a mace-like staff stands with a dark painted face and long curly hair. Behind him a figure with long dark hair, a gold headpiece, beaded necklaces and bare arms, wearing a dark patterned garment, stands near a dark shivalinga marked with white horizontal bands and a red dot, draped in white and magenta flower garlands. In the foreground, a figure in an orange saffron cloth sits with bare back and dark hair, facing the group. A painted backdrop of a bull and pastel panels fills the background.2007-02-02A procession in an outdoor street setting under trees, with three performers in elaborate costume at the front. Each wears a tall gilded crown with white plumes, red and white face paint with white tilak marks, and a large gold chest plate over red and orange garments. Long rudraksha mala necklaces hang across their chests. The central performer holds a sword, and the figure at right grips a curved sword with a gold hilt. Behind them, a crowd of men in shirts and white dhotis watches, and a decorated float with garlands of yellow flowers and multicoloured tassels stands at left. Strings of bunting cross the sky above.2007-02-02A festival tableau staged outdoors under a clear blue sky with palm trees behind. A performer in an ornate crown and pink, gold and turquoise costume with beaded necklaces, holding a golden staff, stands at left in front of a painted backdrop of a grey bull and a pastel panel. A second performer, shown with dark body paint, a crescent-style headdress and a striped tiger-skin wrap, stands on a raised platform holding a long yellow strip. A large grey shivalinga decorated with white and purple flower garlands and a red dot marking sits at right. In the foreground a bare-backed attendant in orange cloth kneels with his back to the camera. The setting suggests a street procession float or ritual pageant.2007-02-02A street procession with performers in elaborate costume. In the foreground, a performer in red and gold clothing wears a tall gilded crown with a feathered ornament, white-and-red face paint, a dark drawn moustache and a heavy gold chest plate over layered rudraksha beads. Beside him, a performer with a white feathered headdress holds a sword, and another in red holds a shield-like gold piece. Behind them, a decorated float or palanquin covered with white, yellow and magenta flower garlands is carried along. Spectators in light shirts and a straw hat line the road under trees and a clear blue sky.2007-02-02December 30 20172017-12-30October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession photo of a large festival figure of a blue-skinned goddess with a red and gold embroidered cloth backdrop and a lion-faced mount with open jaws and brown mane, carried on poles with yellow and orange flower garlands. Behind, a man with a broad smile wears a white garland and rudraksha-style beads and stands in the crowd. Dark night setting with tinsel decorations and umbrella-like canopy on the left; several onlookers in the background. The overlay credit reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam '2017-09-30Outdoor photograph of a street procession in Karnataka with three performers in elaborate costume on a dirt road under large trees. Foreground performer holds a long sword and wears a gold crown, red and gold bodice, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, bells at the ankles and a round gold shield at the hip. Two companions beside him wear gold crowns, white fringed headdresses, orange and red tunics and bells, one holding a round shield. A drummer in white at right holds a large drum. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers in white shirts, saris and a uniformed police officer, with a decorated float or chariot and bunting in the background.2007-02-02