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Outdoor photograph of a cultural performance on a red mat with white painted lines. Drummers in pink, yellow, orange and red clothing carry large round frame drums and march in a line, while a long orange and marigold garlanded pole or structure is lifted overhead by several performers. A cameraman with a shoulder camera on a tripod films at left, and a green construction screen and machinery sit behind the stage. No specific person can be identified as a person in the visible scene.

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Outdoor procession on a dusty ground with a palanquin-style carrying frame draped in orange, white and yellow marigold garlands and a red canopy with gold trim, lifted on poles by men. In front, drummers in magenta and yellow tunics and dhotis play round drums with sticks. A man in an orange headcloth and magenta shirt with blue-striped trousers walks ahead of the carrier, raising one hand. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers in white kurtas, saris and casual clothes walks on open ground with trees and low hills in the distance.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16 +1 copiesA procession on a paved courtyard under a open-sided roof. Young men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas play drums on the left, and a woman in an orange sari walks at the right. Behind them, a large painted cutout or portrait of a smiling bearded man in an orange garment, a red turban and a heavy garland is carried forward, and a red carpet runs down the centre. Multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with tasselled fringes are held overhead, and a decorated brass-like pot with a floral garland and flowers is carried at right. Men in white dhotis walk in the background.2016-08-25 +1 copiesDecember 16 20172017-12-16A photograph of a stage performance by a group of drummers and musicians in red and orange clothing on a red carpeted floor before a red backdrop. Several men play large drums, including a frame drum and barrel drums, with sticks and hand drums, while a man in a yellow-orange dhoti and shirt dances at the centre. Musicians wear orange shawls, headbands and red shirts, and a bald person in white with a rudraksha mala stands at left. An ornate carved golden throne-like seat and brass lamps stand behind them, with a carved stone figure at the upper left.2016-05-01December 16 20172017-12-16A festival procession under a open-sided covered pavilion with hanging decorative lamps and banners. Drummers in saffron-orange dhotis and red sashes walk at left, playing round white drums. Behind them a man in a grey shirt and dhoti, and several people in white and orange, carry or walk beside large decorative umbrellas with fringed tassels in orange, red and green. Centre foreground, a standing figure in saffron-orange robes and a red turban wears a long garland of white and pink flowers and a rudraksha-style garland; this figure is a life-size printed or cut-out image carried upright on a red carpet runner, not a physical person. Other attendees in orange and white garments follow along the red-carpeted path.2016-08-25December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 31 20092009-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30