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A photograph of a man in a lime-green sleeveless vest and lime-green shorts with an orange waist sash, wearing a gold pendant and a dark beaded necklace, crouching forward and gripping a red object with his right hand while lifting a wooden pole decorated with yellow and blue fringed fabric and tufted wooden ornaments. Behind him stands a man in a white dhoti and shawl playing a long wooden horn or pipe, and a man in a white shirt and grey shorts watches. The backdrop is an orange wall with white lattice panels and white metal scaffolding at the right edge.

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June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A performer in a bright lime-green sleeveless top, red track trousers and ornate metal-studded anklets stands on a hall floor carrying a long wooden pole decorated with red-and-yellow tassels and dark feather plumes, attached to a large curved golden-fringed blue ornamental frame. Behind him, a second performer in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a long curved brass horn. To the right, a man in a cream kurta and orange dhoti stands beside a white pillar. A white pedestal fan, an orange bag and a lattice window sit in the background, and a brown wooden door is set in a white wall.2009-06-22A performer in a bright lime-green sleeveless top and green gathered skirt over red leggings stands bent forward at a stage, balancing a long wooden pole across his shoulders with yellow-and-blue decorated baskets hanging from each end. Brass ankle bells are tied to his ankles, and a yellow ball hangs on a string from his waist. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a wind instrument, and a yellow-and-blue ornamented structure with peacock-feather-like tufts is visible at the top. The background is an orange wall and the floor is pale tile.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A performer in a lime-green sleeveless top, orange waist sash, red track pants with white side stripes and ankle bells stands on a bare-floored hall holding a peacock-feather-topped kavadi arch in his mouth, a bottle-like rod held between teeth. Behind him a man in white dhoti and shawl stands, another man in a white t-shirt and dark shorts with arms crossed watches, and a woman in red sits at left.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A folk performance on a tiled floor in a hall with a white lattice screen and orange wall. A performer in a lime-green sleeveless top, red track trousers and ankle bells bends forward, reaching toward two brown bottles and yellow balls placed on a woven mat. Behind him, a drummer in white dhoti holds a barrel drum, a nadaswaram player in white kurta and dhoti plays a wind instrument, and another musician in cream kurta plays a stringed instrument. A seated woman in red sari with flowers in her hair watches beside a large decorated wooden arch with peacock-feather plumes. Other onlookers sit at the edge of the frame.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22