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Two stilt-walkers in colourful folk costume dominate the foreground of an outdoor pandal. The left performer, seen from behind, wears a green skirt with white trim over a striped blue-and-orange lower garment and has a long braid with tassels. The right performer wears a yellow and green top, a pink turban, and a striped skirt, balancing on blue stilts. Behind them, a seated figure in an orange robe, with an orange turban, sits on a red-draped dais between attendants in white and saffron. Several decorative parasols with fringed canopies stand above the dais. Seated devotees in white and saffron fill the carpeted ground, and a pink and maroon striped tent wall frames the scene.

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Outdoor festival scene under a pink and maroon tent with two stilt performers in the foreground, their backs to the camera. The left stilt figure wears a green and striped skirt with a black braid, and the right figure wears a long striped skirt with gold and yellow sash and a tall white and pink headdress. Behind them a raised red-draped platform holds a seated figure in saffron/orange robes flanked by two decorated umbrellas, with seated people in white and orange clothing on the ground around it. Some attendees sit on green mats and others stand at the edges.2007-12-30Outdoor tented event with a pink and gold draped backdrop and colourful striped parasols. Two stilt-walking performers in traditional costume dance on sand: the left one wears a green skirt with blue and yellow stripes and a plaited braid, the right one wears an orange and teal costume with a large painted horse-like mask and feathered head piece. Behind them, seated on a green mat before a red-draped table, a group of people in white clothes sits, with several saffron-robed monks standing or seated among them. Several onlookers in white and orange are visible under the tent. a person candidate not clearly identifiable from appearance.2007-12-30Outdoor festival stage under a pink and yellow tent with patterned valance. Two stilt dancers in the foreground, seen from behind, wear long green and striped skirts and tall blue stilts; one has a long braid, the other a pink turban and yellow-and-silver costume. Seated on a red-draped dais under a decorative parasol, a figure in saffron/orange robes with an orange turban-style head covering sits among other people in white and orange clothing. Several devotees in white sit on green mats in rows. A purple logo appears at upper left.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor festival stage under a pink and maroon tent with patterned drapes. Two performers on tall blue stilts in colourful costumes, one in green and orange skirts with a feathered headpiece, the other in yellow and red with a pink-tasselled headdress, dance in the foreground. Behind them a seated central figure in orange robes sits on a raised red-draped platform with a low table, flanked by three striped multicoloured parasols. Around them many people in white clothes sit on green mats, some wearing orange garments. Dry dusty ground and scattered flower petals fill the lower area.2007-12-30Outdoor festival stage under a white tent with a pink and gold draped backdrop and two decorated umbrellas. Two stilt dancers in colourful costumes, one in a white and gold headdress with rainbow pom-poms and one in a green and red skirt, perform on tall blue stilts on a green mat. Seated on the left under the umbrella is a man in a saffron-orange robe and orange shawl with garlands, surrounded by people in white and cream clothing seated on a red-draped platform. A large crowd of people in white sits on the ground at the right, with loudspeakers on a stand above.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor photo under a tent with maroon and gold patterned walls during a festival performance. Two stilt dancers in colourful costumes ride white horse figures: the left dancer wears a green and gold sari with a striped skirt and carries a multicoloured pompom wand, while the right dancer wears a yellow shawl, orange and blue striped skirt and a pink turban. Multicoloured parasols stand above them. Seated on green mats behind are many people in white clothes and orange-robed sannyasis, with a man in white standing at left.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor festival scene under a large pink-and-white tent with sloped canopy. Two stilt dancers in ornate costumes, one in a green skirt with striped hem and braided hair, the other in a yellow top, pink turban and maroon-striped skirt, stand on tall blue stilts on sandy ground. Behind them on a green mat, a seated figure in orange robes sits before a red-covered table with flowers, flanked by three colourful umbrellas. Around them, many people in white clothes sit on the mat, with a few in orange robes, some holding umbrellas or standing near the tent edge.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30