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A cultural performance on a red-carpeted stage backed by a red curtain and an ornate carved wooden panel with a standing deity murti. In the foreground at left, a smiling figure in an orange turban, rudraksha-style gold-bead necklace and orange-brown cloth sits and claps. Behind, a crowd of drummers in matching red shirts, teal-green dhoti-style pants and gold trim plays large hand drums, one with a painted rim. A woman in red and gold dress stands among them, with other performers in red and orange. The setting suggests a festival or cultural show.

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May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01A photograph of a stage performance by a group of drummers and musicians in red and orange clothing on a red carpeted floor before a red backdrop. Several men play large drums, including a frame drum and barrel drums, with sticks and hand drums, while a man in a yellow-orange dhoti and shirt dances at the centre. Musicians wear orange shawls, headbands and red shirts, and a bald person in white with a rudraksha mala stands at left. An ornate carved golden throne-like seat and brass lamps stand behind them, with a carved stone figure at the upper left.2016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01A cultural performance on a red stage in front of an ornate gold throne with carved lion and tiger motifs. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, a saffron turban and a rudraksha mala sits on the throne, with a crowned figure in orange clothing standing to the right. In the foreground, a drummer in a red shirt and teal trousers plays a large barrel drum while another performer in red and teal dances with outstretched arms. Other attendants in white dhotis with orange borders and orange garments stand and sit at the edges, and a trident stands near the throne. Red drapes frame the backdrop.2016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01Drummers in red shirts and teal dhoti-style trousers play large drums on a red-carpeted stage in a tent. In the foreground a drummer with a bare, shaved head and a red headband plays a barrel drum. Behind them a seated figure in a red-cushioned gilded throne with a golden parasol overhead appears in the centre, flanked by a carved gold throne backrest. A carved relief of a seated deity with raised hands, a trident and a rudraksha-style necklace decorates the right wall. Several people in orange and saffron clothing stand at the left edge. Tent and red drapery frame the scene.2016-05-01A stage event photographed at a performance. On the left, a seated figure in orange-rust robes, a gold ornate necklace and a rust turban with a round gold brooch sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with tiger-striped cushions, smiling and gesturing with one hand. In the centre, a man in a red shirt and green dhoti-style wrap, with a red wristband, plays a large barrel drum held with red cords while striking it with a wooden stick. Behind him a man in white and gold, with a red tilak, stands, and a seated figure in red and white sits at lower left. Ornate carved gold and red backdrop panels frame the stage, and a small girl watches at the lower right.2016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01Photo of a stage performance with drummers in red shirts and teal trousers, wrapped with brown waist sashes and gold headbands, playing large drums with sticks while dancing barefoot on a red carpeted stage. Behind them a gold carved throne-like seat and a large relief sculpture of a seated deity murti with a crown and necklaces stand under a tent canopy. Several seated women in saris and men in white and light clothing sit at the back of the stage watching, and a woman in a rust-coloured sari with a gold necklace stands at the right edge. Stage lights hang overhead.2016-05-01