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A staged cultural performance on a red stage with a blue backdrop. A shirtless boy in a magenta silk dhoti with a yellow sash kneels at a red box with a blackened fire-pit appearance, while a young girl in a green sari and gold headpiece leans toward a small child in a green blouse and red skirt, who holds a pink cloth. A seated boy in a white dhoti and yellow-bordered shawl, wearing a red rudraksha mala, smiles nearby, all with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and bodies. Other performers in green and blue saris stand in the background.

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A photograph of a children's cultural performance on a red carpet before a blue backdrop. A boy on the left wears a tall gold crown, a gold and red beaded collar, and a purple and orange dhoti, with white markings on his forehead and arms. A girl in a green and pink saree with gold jewellery holds a microphone toward a boy on the right who wears a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala, raising his hand. In the foreground a red wooden box holds a small doll-like figure wrapped in green and red cloth. Two other children sit at the edge of the frame.2012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24A stage performance against a deep blue backdrop with young performers in costume. On the left, a bare-backed boy with a red and gold headpiece and magenta and yellow dhoti stands with his back to the camera. Beside him, a seated girl in an orange and gold sari wears a heavy green and white jewelled necklace. Center, a smiling girl in a pale green and pink sari with gold jewellery and a gold headpiece holds a microphone and speaks. At right, a girl in a bright green sari and gold headpiece holds a silver tray of flower petals and offerings. Painted white marks decorate their faces and arms.2012-10-24A stage performance on a red floor against a deep blue backdrop. A young boy in a gold crown and yellow-gold ornate costume with a gold beaded collar holds a microphone toward a seated older boy in a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a bare torso, who sits cross-legged on the right. Between them, two younger children in pink and green silk costumes with gold jewellery sit on the floor, one girl wearing a gold headband. A red wooden box stands on a low platform in the foreground. White horizontal marks are painted on the arms and foreheads of several performers.2012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24Children performing at a cultural programme on a stage with a deep blue backdrop. A young boy in the centre wears a green and red silk outfit with gold trim, a red shawl, gold necklaces and a beaded waist chain. He has white forehead markings and a red dot, and smiles while holding up hands painted with red henna. Behind him a girl in a pink blouse and pale green sari with a gold headband and white forehead marks sits and looks down. At the right edge an adult in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala sits beside them, and a red container sits at the lower left.2012-10-24A children's cultural stage performance on a red stage before a blue backdrop with a gold swag valance. A boy wearing a black wig and yellow-and-black tiger-striped garment holds up a silver trident, and beside him a boy in a white wig and white garment crouches on the stage floor. Several young performers with white ash markings on their arms and chests wear red and black dhotis and beaded necklaces, one holding a microphone. An adult woman in a maroon and gold sari with a pink border stands at centre-right, holding a pink shield-like prop, and a boy in a red dhoti holds a sword-like prop. Empty red-cushioned chairs flank the stage.2012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24A stage performance by children in mythological costume against a deep purple backdrop. A child in a yellow and black tiger-striped garment with a dark wig and a crescent-topped hair ornament holds a tall trident with a white cloth and gestures with a hand near the face. Beside them, a child in a white costume with a bull-like white mask kneels at the lower left, and boys with bare chests, white forehead markings, rudraksha-style beads and green or red wraps stand around. An older girl in a maroon and gold sari with a long braid faces the central figure, and pink paper discs are held as props. Gold-coloured kalasha-like decorations hang at the top edge, and a white cable runs across the stage.2012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24