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A performer in a yellow embroidered shirt and maroon dhoti with a pink-and-red patterned headcloth crouches low on a polished stage, supporting a decorated structure on his back with a brass pot balanced on top. The structure is draped with orange and white marigold garlands and tassels, with a small framed portrait-like figure at its centre and metal spikes or finials along the top. Behind him stand drummers in green shirts and maroon dhotis, one playing a red drum and another holding a large drum, against a black backdrop. Scattered petals cover the floor. The scene appears to be a folk-style performance or ceremonial display.

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June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A stage performance photo showing a man in a pale yellow embroidered kurta and red-and-orange checked head cloth crawling on hands and knees, carrying on his head a brass pot-like vessel beneath a tall rectangular frame draped with orange and white marigold garlands and golden fabric, topped with metal lamp cups. Three drummers in green tunics and maroon dhoti-style trousers play drums, one with a red drum, another with a large barrel drum, and one holds a stick aloft. A painted yellow-orange backdrop stands behind them. Confetti scatters on the floor. This appears to be a folk-style ceremonial dance performance with drumming.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Drummers perform on a stage in front of a black backdrop. A large palanquin-like structure covered in orange and white marigold garlands, with a golden face ornament at its centre and brass finials on top, is carried overhead by a man in a yellow shirt and red headwrap who balances it on his head. Around him, men in green silk tunics with gold trim play red-and-white drums; one stands at left in green with dark trousers, another at right in green plays drumsticks on a drum, and a bare-chested drummer in green bends low at the front. A small deity murti sits on a draped table behind them, and a red and yellow painted backdrop frames the left side.2009-06-15Stage performance photograph in a hall with dark backdrop and a small deity image on a shelf above. A man in a yellow kurta, red dhoti and red-and-white checked headwrap kneels on the floor beside a large brass vessel, holding a decorated pole structure draped with orange and white marigold garlands, gold tinsel and kalasha-like metal caps. Behind him, four men in green kurtas play drums, including a large barrel drum and a dhol, while a man in a red shirt and red dhoti and a woman in a yellow headwrap watch from the right. Flower petals are scattered on the floor.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A photograph of a stage performance at an indoor hall. In the foreground a man in a yellow shirt and red-and-white checked head cloth lies prone on the polished floor, his arms stretched forward, with small metal cups placed near his head. Beside him a tall structure hung with orange and white marigold garlands, gold sequined cloth and metal bells stands on the stage floor. Behind, four drummers in green kurtas and maroon dhotis play drums, one drummer raising a stick. A man in a red shirt and maroon lungi stands at the right edge. A backdrop with a painted red and yellow design and a white bird motif is behind the performers, and a dark curtain fills the upper background. No ritual name is legible in the scene.2009-06-15