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A stage performance in an indoor hall with a red draped stage front and green stage floor. Costumed performers in bright red, orange, purple, green and gold garments stand in a line, with some holding spears and wearing crowns, garlands and headdresses. A large portrait of a smiling man with long hair is displayed at upper right, and a white backdrop fills the centre. Seated audience members in white and orange clothing, including one figure in orange head covering and white shawl in the foreground, watch from white plastic chairs.

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January 12 20072007-01-12December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25 +1 copiesA stage performance with four performers in front of a white backdrop. Two women in red saris with gold borders and jewelry stand at either side, arms raised in dance poses. Between them, a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl wears a long white wig, rudraksha beads and a white headband, standing. A seated performer in orange dhoti and orange head cloth, bare-chested with white markings, sits on the green stage floor. At right edge, a framed portrait shows a smiling man with an orange garment and red forehead dot. Two audience members' heads and an orange head cloth are visible at the bottom of the frame. The stage has a red draped base.2007-01-12A photograph of a costumed cultural performance on an indoor stage with red velvet curtains and a row of paper leaf-and-flower decorations hanging above. Around a dozen performers in colourful traditional Indian costumes stand in a line: several in orange and saffron robes, some in white, and others in pink, green, red, teal and blue saris and dress, with gold crowns or headpieces and some holding staffs or a trident. Two performers at the centre left, one in white with hands pressed in anjali, and a figure in white bending forward. A framed portrait stands on a low stage behind them. Yellow floor markings and a few audience members in the foreground complete the scene.2007-10-14A stage performance in a hall with a large red backdrop showing a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi, flanked by a red floral pattern and partial Telugu-style lettering. In front, a line of performers in white dhotis and orange or red shawls stand on red stage carpet. A central performer in white with a long dark beard and a rudraksha mala holds a staff, while others wear ornate crowns, a ceremonial mask, and carry a mace and a bamboo-like prop. Ceiling fans and drapery frame the hall, and audience members sit at the lower edge.2010-12-26September 01 20112011-09-01 +1 copiesA stage performance in a hall with a large red backdrop showing a smiling man in an orange turban and marked forehead, with a pale orange-and-red poster design behind. Performers in costume stand in a row: a figure in white dhoti at left, a dancer in crown and red-orange shawl with floral garland, a bearded figure in ochre robe holding a staff, a figure with a white sash, and performers in masks, crowns and headdresses at right holding a fan, a mace and a parasol-like prop. Several people sit or stand at the stage edge in the foreground. Lights and draped ceiling fabric are visible above.2010-12-26December 29 20082008-12-29A stage performance in an indoor hall with a deep red curtain backdrop and a row of pale green paper leaf garlands strung across the top. Around a dozen performers in costume stand in a line on a raised red-edged platform: several in white, orange and saffron robes, one in a yellow crown with pink sari, one in a deep red and gold sari, one holding a trident in a white and red outfit, and a figure in a blue and gold sari on the right. The central performer in white with gold border palms together in namaskar. The scene reads as a cultural drama or dance tableau, possibly from a festival programme, but no clear event name is visible. A small shrine-like table sits behind the central figure, and a hanging decorative tassel is near the top centre.2007-10-14November 21 20102010-11-21A group of children in costume kneel in a row on a red-carpeted stage in front of a black backdrop during a cultural performance. Several wear orange and saffron saris or dhotis, one in white with a white turban and face paint, another in red and gold with a crown and a child in yellow with a red pot. Some children bow low with their heads to the floor while others sit upright with hands folded or raised. Framed photographs of a figure in orange robes with long hair and rudraksha beads hang on the walls above, and a microphone stand sits to the right. Several children are seated at the front of the stage and a child's head is visible in the lower foreground.2011-12-12