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A photograph of a shadow puppet performance projected onto a wide, pale cloth screen in a darkened hall. A figure in a reddish-brown garment with hair pulled back extends one arm toward a taller, yellow-brown figure with a dark head covering, while a leafy tree silhouette stands at the left edge. The figures are flat cut-out puppets whose shadows are cast on the backlit screen. Black surroundings frame the projection, and a faint copyright line appears at lower right.

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A backlit shadow puppet performance on a white cloth screen in a dark hall. Two flat puppet figures stand in profile facing each other: the left figure in a red-brown tunic with a belt, extending one arm, and the right figure in a yellow-ochre garment with a long staff or pole. A leafy, flowered tree puppet stands at the left edge. The scene is a stage performance, not a live ritual, and no physical people are visible.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A shadow puppet or cut-out figure performance on a backlit white cloth screen in a dark hall. On the left, a smaller figure with short hair and a red-brown tunic extends one arm forward, a thin rod visible at its base. On the right, a taller figure with long dark hair, a reddish-orange robe and yellow-toned skin leans toward it, hand lowered.2016-12-18A photograph of a large dark-framed white screen in a black hall, showing a projected animated scene. On the left, a large dark tree with fruit-like forms fills the frame. Two figures stand in profile on the right: a small figure in a reddish-brown garment with a cap-like head covering, and a taller figure in a grey cap and pale yellow-ochre garment leaning forward. The projection is a silhouette-style illustration against a white background. Faint printed text appears at lower right of the frame and a small logo at upper left.2016-12-18A photograph of a fabric projection screen in a dark hall showing a shadow-puppet style animation. On the left, a large tree with dense foliage and fruit fills the frame, its trunk partly transparent. Two stylised human figures face each other in the centre and right: a woman in a rust-red dress with a bun, and a taller man in yellow-ochre tones with short hair. No physical people are visible; the figures are projected illustrations on the screen.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A dark room with a large white screen showing a shadow-puppet style animation or projection. On the left a stylised tree with dark leaves and red flowers. Two stylised figures face each other: a standing figure in a reddish-brown garment on the left and a figure with a grey head covering and yellow-trimmed clothing bowing or leaning forward on the right. No physical people are visible; the figures are projected images on the screen.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A shadow puppet or silhouette-style performance projected on a pale cloth screen against a black stage. On the left stands a slender figure with dark hair in a bun and a yellow-ochre body. On the right a figure in an orange-saffron wrap with a rudraksha-style bead necklace extends one arm forward toward the other figure, holding a thin stick-like prop. The scene is a theatrical depiction rather than live people in a room; the screen shows figures only, and a faint logo sits in the upper left corner.2016-12-18A shadow puppet performance on a lit white cloth screen against a black background. On the left, a painted green tree with brown trunk. In the centre, a shadow-puppet figure of a bare-chested young man with dark hair extends one arm toward the right. On the right, a colourful puppet of a figure in red and orange robes with a tall tan headdress holds a long wooden staff. Two live human puppeteers are not visible; only the screen figures appear.2016-12-18