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A festival tableau staged outdoors under a clear blue sky with palm trees behind. A performer in an ornate crown and pink, gold and turquoise costume with beaded necklaces, holding a golden staff, stands at left in front of a painted backdrop of a grey bull and a pastel panel. A second performer, shown with dark body paint, a crescent-style headdress and a striped tiger-skin wrap, stands on a raised platform holding a long yellow strip. A large grey shivalinga decorated with white and purple flower garlands and a red dot marking sits at right. In the foreground a bare-backed attendant in orange cloth kneels with his back to the camera. The setting suggests a street procession float or ritual pageant.

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A festival tableau on a raised float under a clear blue sky with palm trees behind. On the left, a figure in a gold crown and a pink and red embroidered costume with a mace-like staff stands with a dark painted face and long curly hair. Behind him a figure with long dark hair, a gold headpiece, beaded necklaces and bare arms, wearing a dark patterned garment, stands near a dark shivalinga marked with white horizontal bands and a red dot, draped in white and magenta flower garlands. In the foreground, a figure in an orange saffron cloth sits with bare back and dark hair, facing the group. A painted backdrop of a bull and pastel panels fills the background.2007-02-02A festival float on a palm-lined street shows a tableau of a deity in blue, with a shaved-headed figure in ash-marked face dressed in a striped tiger-skin style wrap, a blue lower cloth, rudraksha necklaces and bangles, holding a staff, beside a crowned figure in pink and gold robes holding a brass vessel. A seated devotee in saffron cloth with bare back and body paint faces the float. A painted bull backdrop, a black lingam with white three-striped markings, and white and magenta flower garlands complete the scene.2007-02-02A festival tableau on a raised white-covered platform under a clear blue sky, with leafy trees behind. A large black Shiva lingam with white horizontal stripes and a red bindi mark is draped with a pink and white flower garland. A young man in orange saffron robes and rudraksha beads sits on the left, one arm reaching toward the lingam, with a red tilak on his forehead. On the right, a performer in a tiger-skin top, blue dhoti with orange border, a crown and white face paint holds a golden trident. A black bull figure with a gold harness is painted on the right backdrop. Police in helmets stand at the left edge, and a decorated umbrella-style canopy appears in the background.2007-02-02A tableau on a raised white platform outdoors beneath leafy trees and a clear blue sky. A large dark grey Shivalingam with three horizontal white bands and a pink-and-white flower garland is at centre. On the left, a figure in orange robes with rudraksha beads and a dark topknot sits with a hand on the lingam, face painted with white and red markings. On the right, a figure wearing a tiger-striped garment, blue dhoti, dark hair, a crown-like headpiece, rudraksha necklaces and a gold trident stands beside it, depicting Shiva. Police in helmets stand behind, with yellow flag bunting and umbrellas in the background.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16September 01 20112011-09-01December 16 20172017-12-16Night outdoor performance on a raised wooden stage in front of a dark sky and green leafy foliage. A kneeling performer in a pale sheer garment with a white flower garland and folded hands faces a standing figure in ornate golden crown and orange-and-gold dhoti wearing a red-and-white flower garland and holding a trident-like staff. Behind them a gilded seated figure in dark blue with a golden bow-shaped staff and round golden halo sits beside a gold-painted bench, with a figure in orange near the foliage.2016-09-01 +1 copiesNight outdoor scene on a raised wooden stage in front of a dark sky. On the left, a large dark-blue figure with gold armour and a gold bow raised overhead, its face hidden, stands above a prone figure lying on the platform with dark curly hair, white face paint and a grey garment. To the right, a standing figure in an orange dhoti with red border, gold armlets, a gold crown, a flower garland of pink and white blossoms and a long spear or trident holds a weapon at its side. Green leaves of a tree and a golden chariot-like structure appear at left. Several people stand at the lower right in the dark. Outdoor dramatic enactment appears to depict a scene from a mythological story.2016-09-01December 20 20172017-12-20