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A shadow puppet performance projected on a white cloth screen against a black backdrop. Three coloured leather-style puppets stand in a row: a pink figure with a bare upper body and a green-and-gold dhoti and arm bands, a red-faced figure in a yellow garment with a red sash, and a red-faced female figure in a teal skirt with a bun. Beside them a translucent grey-clad human shadow figure stands at left. No physical people are visible; the figures are puppets and shadows.

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December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a shadow puppet performance on a large illuminated white cloth screen against a black background. Four colourful translucent puppets stand in a row on rods: on the left a pale greyish-lilac figure with a yellow face and a plain shirt, then a red-faced puppet with a hair bun and teal and pink garments, a pink-faced puppet in a dark cap and yellow-gold top gesturing with one hand, and a red-faced puppet in a yellow-and-brown outfit. No physical people are visible; the figures are puppets.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a shadow puppet performance projected on a stretched white cloth screen against a black backdrop. Four coloured puppet figures stand in a row: on the left a figure in a pale lavender top, next to a silhouetted figure in a dark dress, then a figure in red and yellow, and on the right a figure in a red dress with a teal and gold skirt and hair bun. The puppets face one another as if in conversation. No physical people are visible; the figures are puppets. A faint logo sits at top left.2016-12-18A backlit shadow-puppet performance on a large white cloth screen in a dark room. Four painted leather-style puppets stand in a row, each held up on a rod: a plain-faced figure in a grey-lavender shirt on the left, a red-skinned female puppet with a bun and a teal and red patterned blouse, a pink puppet in a yellow and green outfit raising a hand, and a red-faced puppet in a yellow top. The rods are visible against the light. No physical people are visible, only the puppets and their shadows on the screen.2016-12-18A shadow puppet performance projected onto a backlit white cloth screen in a dark room. On the left stands a tall, flat puppet in a lavender-grey robe with a dark band around the waist. On the right, a group of puppets in colourful costumes: a pink-faced figure in a cream and gold outfit with a dark cap, a shorter figure in red and yellow, and a tall figure with an elaborate headdress, beaded necklaces and a long skirt. No physical people are visible; the figures are puppets and their shadows.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18