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A photograph of a stage performance in a hall with a deep red velvet curtain edged with gold scalloped trim and white ceiling fans overhead. Male performers in green tunics, blue embroidered vests and pink trousers, with yellow and orange headbands and sashes, form a human pyramid while drumming. The top performer, standing on the shoulders of others, plays a large frame drum. A drummer at the left holds a drum, and a performer at the right bends low, while others crouch in the formation. Some vests bear printed Telugu lettering. Audience heads are visible at the bottom edge of the frame.

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A photograph of a human pyramid performance on a stage with dark red drapes and gold scalloped trim. Performers in matching green and blue tops with bright pink trousers and yellow sashes stack in tiers, with a drummer at the top playing a small hand drum and wearing an orange headband. Several drums sit on the floor below and white ceiling fans hang above. Blue vests bear printed Telugu lettering on the backs. A few audience members' heads are visible at the bottom edge.2009-07-05July 05 20092009-07-05July 05 20092009-07-05July 05 20092009-07-05July 05 20092009-07-05July 05 20092009-07-05Stage performance of drummers in colourful folk costumes before a deep red curtain. Four visible male performers play large white-faced hand drums: each wears a blue vest over lime-green long-sleeved shirt, bright magenta-pink baggy trousers, a yellow waist sash, and a yellow headband or cloth. Ankle bells are visible at their feet. A brass oil lamp stands in the centre of the stage, and a blue patterned cloth and a striped rug lie along the platform.2009-07-05A cultural performance on an indoor stage with dark maroon drapes and a gold scalloped valance. A performer in a yellow top and red dhoti, wearing a red headcloth, is airborne above a long wooden pole, holding a drum. Beneath him, a row of about ten men in yellow headwear, yellow sashes and black skirts with tassels carry the pole on their shoulders, while drummers in green tunics and red trousers play drums to one side. A large floral garland of orange and white marigolds hangs above the pole. A small deity murti sits on a pedestal at the back of the stage, and a projection screen and speaker stand at the right edge.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A stage performance by a troupe of drummers in matching outfits: yellow head wraps, patterned gold-and-orange sleeveless tops, black skirts with colourful fringe, and bright yellow and purple shawls. Several performers stand on a stone step holding drums and sticks, while one performer stands atop the human pyramid formation at the centre, raising a stick. Others hold cymbal-like metal instruments. A dark curtain and maroon drapes with a gold scalloped valance form the backdrop.2009-06-15A stage performance under a white tent canopy. A performer in a yellow embroidered shirt, maroon shorts and blue sash, wearing a striped turban, stands balanced on the shoulders of a bare-backed performer in gold-patterned top and black skirt, raising one arm to steady a tall floral canopy decorated with orange and white marigold garlands and small lamps. Around them, drummers in green shirts play drums, a man in a red kurta and blue trousers watches, and a performer in a yellow turban and gold top stands at right. A small deity murti garlanded with flowers sits on a platform in the background against black drapes.2009-06-15