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A photograph of a cultural performance in a large hall with ceiling fans and colourful decorative pillars wrapped in patterned fabric. Several performers in white dhotis and orange-red shawls stand on the wooden floor, one in a green top and red trousers beside a large ornate drum. A teal backdrop displays a map of southern India. Seated audience members in saris and white clothing face the stage, with a man in a white shirt in the foreground.

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A cultural performance in a hall with white walls, ceiling fans and yellow-and-black patterned pillars. Two dancers in costume with tall dark feather headdresses, one in a green gown with gold trim and one in a dark green and red skirt, perform on the central floor. Seated audience members in white clothes sit on mats at the front and sides, and a drummer in white on the right plays a drum beside a green map-shaped backdrop. A few more performers in white and a figure in bright green stand nearby. No one is identifiable as the a person; he is not indicated on this page.2009-06-22A folk performance on a cream-coloured floor inside a white tented pavilion with yellow and multicoloured painted pillars and ceiling fans. Several performers in colourful costumes with feathered headdresses and ornate dress dance in the centre, one carrying a small figure aloft. Drummers in white dhotis and shirts play hand drums, and a musician plays a long wind instrument. Seated audience members in white sit along the left and back walls, and a teal backdrop with a painted map-like panel stands at the right. Spectators in the foreground watch from the lower right.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of a cultural performance in a hall with white ceiling fans, yellow and blue patterned pillar wraps and a green map of South India on a teal backdrop. Two performers wear tall white animal-headed costumes with red and pink trim, one with a painted white face and horns, dancing in the centre. A man in an orange-and-white cloth stands at left, and a musician in white dhoti at right plays a long wind instrument beside a drum. Seated and standing audience members in white clothes, some with white garlands, watch from the floor at front and sides.2009-06-22Photograph from the back of a hall showing a large seated audience, mostly women and girls in white, cream and bright salwar kameez, sitting on mats and folding chairs facing a stage. On the stage, several musicians perform: a man seated at left with a drum-like instrument, a woman playing a stringed instrument in green at center, and another musician with a veena-style instrument at right. A decorated deity murti with flower garlands sits in a canopied alcove at left, beside a camera on a tripod. Patterned ceremonial pillars and a dark drape frame the stage, with flower arrangements and a brass lamp visible.2008-10-05Photograph of a cultural dance performance in a hall with white ceilings, ceiling fans and decorative patterned pillars. Four performers in colourful costumes dance on a light polished floor: one in a green skirt with a dark feathered headpiece, others in patterned pants and bright headdresses with pink and orange plumes. Drummers in white clothing play drums at the sides. Audience members sit on the floor in white clothes along the edges of the stage area, with a teal backdrop behind the performers.2009-06-22Photograph of a cultural performance on an indoor stage in a hall with a black curtain backdrop. Several performers in green, red and yellow costumes play drums and dance, including a man in a light yellow shirt and red shorts performing in the centre. A large hanging decoration of orange and white marigold garlands hangs above the stage. Small deity murti and a lit oil lamp sit on a side platform. Two seated women in white saris with orange borders watch from the front foreground, and a projection screen stands at the right.2009-06-15March 12 20202020-03-12A photograph of a cultural performance in a large white-tented hall with white ceiling fans and yellow and blue patterned hangings. Two performers in costume dance at centre: one wears a tall white headdress with red and black decoration and a white-and-red cloth draped over the body, while another in a long white robe with red trim stands nearby. Behind them, musicians play drums and a long wind instrument; a man in white holds a drum. Seated on the left, rows of young women in white and pale clothing sit on mats, some wearing garlands, while an audience of men in white and seated spectators fills the foreground. A teal backdrop with a painted map-like outline hangs at right.2009-06-22Indoor cultural performance in a hall with white ceiling fans, yellow and blue painted pillars, and a teal backdrop bearing a painted map-like silhouette. Two dancers stand centre floor: one in a green and pink striped skirt with a tall decorated headdress and bells at her ankles, the other in a patterned skirt with a pink-tasselled headpiece. Musicians in white dhotis and white shirts play drums and a flute-like wind instrument at the right, and a drummer in an orange-red shawl plays at left. Rows of seated audience members, many in white outfits, watch from the floor, with a woman in red seated among them. Two spectators in the foreground at lower right face the stage. Visible people total about twenty-five.2009-06-22