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A performer in a bright green sleeveless top and green shorts over red leggings dances on a pale hall floor, arms spread wide while playing a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-type pipe) held to his mouth. He wears a sacred ash mark on his forehead, a copper pendant on a cord, and ankle bells with metallic studs. Behind him rises a tall ornate yellow and black decorated structure with feathers and a cloth canopy. A large drum stands at left, and a man in a cream shirt and rust-coloured dhoti stands at right, holding a camera with an identification badge. White drapes hang at the top of the hall.

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June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A performer in a bright green sleeveless top and red track pants with white side stripes dances on a pale tiled floor, balancing a long wooden frame decorated with dark feathers, gold-toned discs and fringe on his head and shoulder. Bells are fastened around his ankles. Beside him, a standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti with gold borders holds a long dark staff with a red tassel. A lattice window and a red bag appear in the background, and a small purple logo is in the lower left corner.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A performer in a bright green sleeveless top and green shorts over red leggings and ankle bells dances at the centre of a bare floor, holding coloured ribbons and a decorated arched frame with feathered tassels overhead. Behind him a drummer in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a large barrel drum. Seated women in white garments and floral garlands watch from the left, and white draped fabric and lattice windows decorate the hall.2009-06-22A performer in a bright lime-green sleeveless top and green gathered skirt over red leggings stands bent forward at a stage, balancing a long wooden pole across his shoulders with yellow-and-blue decorated baskets hanging from each end. Brass ankle bells are tied to his ankles, and a yellow ball hangs on a string from his waist. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a wind instrument, and a yellow-and-blue ornamented structure with peacock-feather-like tufts is visible at the top. The background is an orange wall and the floor is pale tile.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A performer in a bright green sleeveless top and red track trousers with white side stripes dances on a pale tiled floor, with ankle bells on both ankles and a red-and-gold arched decorative frame carried on a pole across the shoulders. Behind him a man in white dhoti and red cloth films with a handheld video camera beside an open doorway, and a second man in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth stands at the right edge. A small copper pendant hangs on his chest, a red cloth is tied around his waist, and an orange bag sits against the wall at left.2009-06-22A performer in a bright green sleeveless tunic, red tights and a brown sash walks across a pale tiled floor carrying a large curved gold-and-green decorated instrument on his shoulder, with a bundled stick and a broom-like tassel attached. Dark ankle-bells and beaded leg bands are visible on his lower legs. Behind him, a second person in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near a brown wooden door, partially visible. A white fan and a yellow cloth hang at the top of the frame. The setting resembles an indoor cultural performance space.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A performer in a bright lime-green sleeveless top, red track trousers and ornate metal-studded anklets stands on a hall floor carrying a long wooden pole decorated with red-and-yellow tassels and dark feather plumes, attached to a large curved golden-fringed blue ornamental frame. Behind him, a second performer in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a long curved brass horn. To the right, a man in a cream kurta and orange dhoti stands beside a white pillar. A white pedestal fan, an orange bag and a lattice window sit in the background, and a brown wooden door is set in a white wall.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22