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Outdoor photo at dusk of a stage area under a corrugated metal canopy, with a decorated bamboo pole wrapped in red, green and yellow patterned cloth and green leaves at centre. On the left, a row of about eight performers in white dhoti-style costumes with red sashes and tall conical red-and-white headdresses stand in a line near a pink-draped stage backdrop. At right edge, a partly visible man in a saffron/orange garment and curly long hair looks toward the pole. Strings of mango leaves and palm fronds hang across the scene, and a few other people stand in the background.

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July 16 20062006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16Outdoor event under a corrugated metal shelter with a raised stage at left. Several performers in matching yellow shirts and red trousers stand in a row on the stage playing drums and other instruments. A tall decorated pole wrapped in colourful patterned cloth with bunches of green leaves and fronds stands in the centre. A man in the foreground at right, with grey hair and a white garland, wears an orange-yellow garment and faces the stage. Other onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand near the back. Green leaves and palm fronds hang from wires above the stage, and a small drummer in yellow carries a drum near the pole.2006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16Night photograph of an open-sided pandal decorated with hanging white flower strands, green mango leaves and banana-leaf festoons under a corrugated metal roof. A stage at the back is draped with pink and purple cloth and a circular floral-garland decoration, with a large portrait panel bearing the word a person. A bare-chested drummer plays on the right, and several men in white dhotis stand on the stage and at the left edge. In the foreground, a long-haired person in an orange robe and white flower garland faces the camera, with a white-shirted photographer beside them and white-clad devotees along the lower left. Tube lights hang on a pole at the right.2006-07-16A photograph of an open-air ceremonial stage at dusk under a corrugated roof decorated with hanging white flower garlands and green leaf strings. Decorated painted pillars frame the stage, which holds a group of people in white dhotis, green and teal saris and kurtas, and orange clothing, some seated and some standing around a central ritual area with a large canopy above. A drummer appears at left. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair and a white band wears orange clothing and faces the stage, with a camera operator nearby. The scene suggests a yagna-style ceremony, with the stage and canopy visible in the evening light.2006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16Outdoor evening stage event under a decorated canopy hung with green leaf garlands and yellow paper streamers, with bamboo poles and potted palms around it. On the raised platform, several performers in white dhotis and kurtas stand beside an ornate figure with a peacock-feather fan and teal costume, and a deity figure with a deer-like head in white and red. A man in white kurta and dhoti stands at right. In the foreground, the back of a long-haired person in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland is seen from behind, watching the stage. A decorated pillar with floral and bird motifs stands at left.2006-07-16A photograph of a stage performance by a group of bare-chested male dancers in white dhotis with red sashes and red waist cloths, each balancing a tall conical headpiece wrapped in red and white and garlanded with white flowers, topped with small round red-and-yellow discs. Several dancers face forward with arms extended, some holding red cloth. The backdrop is draped with green foliage, a tiered red-orange-yellow canopy, and a tall painted pillar with geometric bands, flower and bird motifs in orange and red. Drums are visible at right. The performance appears to be part of a ritual or festival setting.2006-07-16