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A photograph of a stage performance in a large hall with a dark drape backdrop and a gold scalloped valance. Several drummers in green kurta tops and maroon dhoti-style lower garments play large drums and cymbals on a white raised platform. A small brass deity murti with flower garlands sits on the platform centre. On the right, a performer in a light shirt and maroon cloth holds a tall decorated pole with orange and green garlands and tassels. Young dancers in red and yellow costumes stand nearby, and more performers in yellow headgear line the right side of the floor. Petals and a saffron cloth lie on the floor.

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June 15 20092009-06-15A photograph of a stage performance in a tented hall with a black curtain backdrop and a gold-trimmed valance. Several performers in green kurta-style tops and maroon dhotis play large drums and cymbals while others in red shirts, a woman in a patterned orange and yellow blouse, and dancers in yellow and maroon costumes stand or move across a white floor with orange and yellow mats in front. A small deity murti sits on a raised platform at the back, and a tall hanging garland of orange and white flowers hangs at the right edge. A man in an orange-and-white shawl sits at the lower right, seen from behind. No one is confidently identifiable as a person in this frame.2009-06-15A stage performance in a hall with dark curtains and a white draped ceiling. Two drummers in the foreground play large drums: one wears a green shirt and maroon dhoti with a pink cloth on his head, the other a pale shirt and maroon dhoti. Behind them, several men in green and red shirts and maroon or dark dhotis stand on a raised platform. A large garland of orange and white flowers hangs on a central stand against the backdrop. On the right, a row of performers wear yellow turbans and yellow-and-orange sashes. Orange and yellow cloths lie on the floor. No identifiable a person figure is visible, so the scene shows performers during a drumming or folk-style programme.2009-06-15A stage performance in a hall with a dark curtain backdrop and a small deity murti on a raised platform. Drummers in green tunics and maroon dhotis play large drums while dancers and performers in red shirts and yellow-and-orange costumes with headwear stand on the floor. Orange and yellow garlands hang on the right. The shot is taken from the floor of the hall with orange cushions at the front edge. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A cultural performance on an indoor stage with a dark maroon curtain and gold valance. In the foreground, a drummer in a bright green shirt and red dhoti plays a round frame drum, followed by other green-shirted drummers and a line of performers in black and yellow costumes with yellow headwear. A decorated hanging with orange and white garlands hangs at right, and a small ornate shrine or deity murti sits on the stage at centre-left. Bare feet on a tiled floor, with a seated audience member visible at the bottom edge.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A stage performance of drummers in green and red costumes beside a floral canopy decorated with orange and white marigold garlands and a central golden ornament. Two drummers in green kurtas and maroon trousers play large drums, a third beats a smaller drum, and a performer in a yellow top and maroon shorts bends low at the front. On the right, performers in orange, red and yellow turbans stand watching. Behind them hang black curtains and a painted backdrop with a red and yellow motif. Some of the drummers are barefoot, and the floor is bare stage boards.2009-06-15