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Children perform a skit in a hall with cream walls and framed portraits above. Four children in front wear large pink Ganesha-style elephant masks with coloured headpieces; one wears a yellow mask and one a pink kurta. A boy in white dhoti kneels at left playing a tabla, and a woman in white sari with a microphone sits nearby. Seated devotees in white and pink line the room; framed pictures on the wall show a figure in saffron and ornate attire. Props and a red curtain are at left.

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A photograph of children performing in a hall with cream tiled floor and framed portraits on the wall above. Four children stand in a row wearing pink and yellow paper elephant-headed masks with trunks and crowns, representing Ganesha, with hands in anjali mudra. Behind them, a woman in a checked shirt and white dhoti also presses palms together. Seated on the left, a woman in green and gold sari, a young man in white, and a drummer with a tabla-style drum sit on a mat, and devotees in white sit along the right side. Framed portraits on the wall include a label reading Unique, Forever Charming and Chaitanya.2011-09-01A photograph of a hall with cream walls and framed portraits on the wall above. Five children stand in a row wearing pink and yellow paper elephant-headed Ganesha masks with trunks, hands joined in namaste. One child wears a checked shirt and white dhoti, others wear white dhotis and a yellow shirt and pink shirt. Seated on the left, two women in saris and a boy in white kurta play tabla drums on a mat. Several seated devotees in the background watch.2011-09-01A photograph of children performing in a hall with cream tiled floor and pink walls. Several young boys in white dhotis and bare feet wear large pink, yellow and brown elephant-head masks with coloured headdresses, dancing with hands on hips. Seated on the floor at left, women in green, pink and red saris sing into microphones while a man in a white kurta and rudraksha-style beaded necklace plays a tabla drum. Framed portraits hang on the back wall above red curtains, and a purple and orange cloth lies at the lower left.2011-09-01Indoor scene in a bright hall with cream tiled floor and pale pink walls, with a grey metal railing at left. Seated on a woven mat, several young women and children perform: a girl in a green top and red trousers holds a microphone, a woman in a green-and-gold sari and another in a pink-and-purple sari sit with microphones, and a woman in a teal sari with gold jewellery sits beside them. A young man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha mala plays a tabla pair. At right, a performer in a shirt with a pink Ganesha-face mask and crown stands with another masked figure. Two men in white kurta and dhoti and a woman in white stand in the background. A small blue fan and a curtained doorway appear behind.2011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01A photograph of a seated audience facing a small stage in an indoor hall with cream walls and a framed picture above. On the stage, several performers in elaborate costume stand in a row before maroon curtains: on the left a figure in red and gold with a crown and garland, in the centre a performer with a large white elephant-headed mask and gold crown wearing a red and gold costume, and beside them figures with horned headdresses and a figure holding a trident. The audience sits on mats on the floor in the foreground, with people in white, pink and floral clothing, some holding phones. A small table with a white cloth and lamp sits to the right of the stage.2011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01A procession-style performance on a red carpeted floor inside a white tented hall. Several men in traditional white dhotis play long brass horns (nadaswaram-style trumpets) and a drum. In the centre a performer wears a large orange elephant-headed mask with a garland of orange marigolds, white dhoti and ankle bells, dancing as a Ganesha character. To the right a drummer in pink shirt and white dhoti plays a double-headed drum, and a woman in blue sari stands near a green peacock costume. Decorated umbrellas in purple and gold lie along the edges, with hanging tassels on the tent poles. Attendees in casual clothes stand in the background.2016-12-01October 09 20082008-10-09September 01 20112011-09-01A stage performance by children in costume. Centre, a boy wears a large white Ganesha mask with a trunk, a gold crown with red trim, an ornate gold-and-red bejewelled chest piece, a striped green-and-red shawl and red dhoti, and holds a microphone. Beside him a girl in a grey elephant-ear headpiece and orange-and-yellow sari holds a microphone to her mouth. To the left, a boy with black horns and white face paint wears an orange-red cloth; another boy in black kurta with a bead mala holds a stick. On the right, a girl in yellow and green sari and gold jewellery smiles, and boys in green and red-and-blue cloths stand near a red curtain. A boy in a white shirt stands in the background. Ganesha-style pageant costumes, painted faces and horns suggest a children's drama.2011-09-01