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A cultural stage performance against a bright red backdrop. On the left, a dancer in a royal blue saree with gold border and a red flower in her hair balances a tall decorated pot-and-ornament headpiece on her head, arms extended. Behind her, musicians play traditional instruments: two men in white dhotis play long wooden nadaswaram-style pipes into microphones, a drummer in a white shirt plays a dholak-type drum, and on the right a man in orange and white clothing plays a barrel-shaped drum set.

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Musicians perform on a red-draped stage under a tent hung with colourful tassel decorations. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a red wrist thread plays a long nadaswaram-style wind instrument, beside a second man in orange dhoti playing another. Behind them, a drummer in orange clothing plays a red-and-gold drum, and a further drummer in white stands at right. A large audience fills the background. Microphones are set on stands in front of the players.2016-05-01Photograph of a cultural performance on a red-carpeted stage under a decorated tent with hanging orange and colourful paper decorations. Five men perform: a man in white shirt and dhoti at left holds a drum with a wrapped orange cloth; a man in white shirt and white dhoti at centre-left stands beside a wooden stick; a man in white shirt and orange-red dhoti at centre plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style pipe); a man in orange shirt and orange-red dhoti plays a drum; another performer in orange cloth stands at right beside microphones. A red curtain backs the stage and a crowd is visible in the background.2016-05-01November 29 20162016-11-29A stage performance at night in front of a dark blue draped backdrop with a maroon valance. A woman in a red sari with a yellow blouse and red flower garland carries a tall decorated kalasha pot with a colourful top on her head, while a man in a grey vest and pink shorts with a red headband stands behind her with palms pressed together in namaskar. On the right, a man in a white shirt and dhoti with a gold necklace plays a long brass horn, and a drummer stands at the left edge beside a drum. A banner behind the performers shows partial lettering. The scene resembles a folk-style ritual dance performance.2006-07-16November 29 20162016-11-29November 29 20162016-11-29June 22 20092009-06-22November 29 20162016-11-29Night procession on an open paved courtyard with a red wall behind and string lights above. In the foreground a man in a purple shirt and white dhoti carries a large round frame drum and a long wooden stick, with an orange cloth over his shoulder. Beside him, men in white dhotis and women in bright saris (blue, orange, and multicolour) stand in a loose group holding drums and a long horn-like instrument. A figure in an ornate headdress stands at the far left, with a decorated backdrop. Several onlookers stand in the background.2016-12-09December 11 20112011-12-11A tented hall with white draped ceiling and red carpet shows a folk drumming and dance performance. In the centre, a woman in a blue saree with gold border and a tall ornate headdress with pink and white plumes dances with arms raised. Around her, other dancers in blue, green and gold sarees wear similar feathered headdresses. Men in orange and white dhotis and a checked shirt play hand drums in the foreground, and white-clad attendees sit at tables in the background.2016-11-29December 29 20102010-12-29