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A shadow puppet performance projected onto a lit white cloth screen against a black backdrop. Two translucent puppets stand in profile: on the left, a figure in a long garment with a bare-looking upper body and a pointed head; on the right, a tall ornate figure with a crown-like headdress and a beaded, multi-tiered body decorated with red and white patterns. The puppets face each other across the screen.

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A shadow puppet performance projected onto a lit white cloth screen against a black background. Two puppets stand in profile: on the left, a figure with a rounded head and a flowing lower garment; on the right, a figure with a cap-like head and a brocaded body holding a large ornate, bead-decorated figure with an elaborate headdress. The puppets are backlit, so their silhouettes and painted colours show as translucent amber and red tones. The visible performers operating the puppets are not clearly seen; no physical person is clearly visible in the frame.2016-12-18A shadow puppet performance projected on a white backlit screen in a dark room. Two figures stand in profile: a shorter tan-coloured puppet on the left wearing a red-orange garment, and a taller dark puppet on the right in an ornate, jewelled costume with a crown-like headdress, held beside a human hand operating it. The puppets are flat silhouette figures, not living people in the scene. A small dark logo sits in the upper left corner.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A shadow puppet performance projected onto a pale cloth screen in a dark hall. Two shadow figures face each other: a standing figure on the left with a head covering and a rounded body, and a figure on the right with a bent-over stance holding a tall, ornate, jewelled figure with a crown-like top. No physical people are clearly visible; the figures are shadows on the screen.2016-12-18A photograph of a shadow-puppet style performance on a backlit cloth screen in a dark hall. Two translucent figures stand in profile: a tall figure on the left wearing a reddish-brown cloth and a dark sash, and a smaller child figure on the right beside an ornate, tiered, beaded figure with a crown-like top. The puppets appear to be figures only; no physical people are visible.2016-12-18A shadow puppet performance projected on a white screen in a dark hall. Two figures stand in profile: a figure on the left in a pale robe with a white head covering and reddish-orange lower garment, and a figure on the right holding an ornate, intricately patterned costume with dark tassels and a small headpiece, appearing to be a puppeteer or stage figure. No physical people are clearly visible beyond the silhouettes on screen.2016-12-18A photograph of a shadow-puppet style performance on a lit cloth screen against a black background. Two silhouetted figures stand in profile: an older figure on the left with a wrapped head and a long robe, and a younger figure on the right holding a tall, ornate, bead-decorated rod or staff topped with a pointed, tiered finial. The lighting is backlit, so the figures appear as translucent amber and dark shapes. A , , and a source credit is printed at lower right2016-12-18A photograph of a dark stage with a lit cloth screen showing shadow-puppet style figures. On the left stands an elderly bald figure in orange-red robes with a dark sash. On the right stands a younger figure with dark hair and a bare torso beside a tall, ornate dark structure with patterned decoration, resembling a carved stand or tower. Only shadow figures appear on the screen; no physical people are visible in the frame.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a large projection screen in a dark hall showing a silhouette-style animated scene on a pale backdrop. Two figures in orange-red robes stand facing each other: on the left a figure with short dark hair in a plain orange garment, on the right a figure in a longer orange-red robe with a headwrap, one arm extended toward the other. No physical people are visible in the foreground, only the projected figures. The image is a projection rather than a live ritual. A copyright notice appears in the lower right corner.2016-12-18