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A photograph of a sandy outdoor ground under palm trees and a thatched shelter, with several young men in white dhotis and white shirts kneeling in a row, each holding a long bamboo staff upright with a red-banded head or cloth tied around their foreheads. Onlookers in white and colourful shirts stand behind a low wall, and seated spectators are visible in the lower left foreground. Laundry hangs on a line and a blue bucket sits near the back.

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December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoors on a dusty ground under tall palm trees and small flags, a group of young men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange headbands kneel and bow low to the earth. Each holds a long bamboo pole that they lean forward on the sand. Behind them, other people in white and light clothing stand and watch, and a yellow truck with a green canopy and a small car are parked nearby, with a thatched shelter on the right. The scene reads as a ceremonial group performance during a festival.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor festival scene under palm trees beside thatched-roof huts, with a red carpet in the foreground. A man in a white shirt and light trousers mid-stride performs a stick or staff movement in an open sandy area while a crowd of men in white kurtas and shirts watches. On the right, a drummer in a white dhoti and shirt plays a drum, and a musician stands nearby. At left, people in orange and saffron clothing sit and stand, and a woman in orange sits on the carpet edge. Balloons in red, blue and white are tied to a pole at upper right, beside a banner with portraits. Roughly twenty-five to thirty people are visible.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor photo of a cultural performance on a bare dirt ground in front of a green-roofed hall with a small ornate canopy and palm trees behind. Young girls in white outfits with red sashes perform stick and ribbon routines, several bent into backbends or kneeling while swinging long pink ribbons and wooden sticks. A large crowd of standing and seated spectators, many in white, watches from the back. At the centre rear, a seated figure wearing an orange robe sits on a white cushioned seat beside the canopy, and a few people in orange and white stand nearby.2006-12-25December 27 20072007-12-27December 25 20072007-12-25