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Outdoor photo on a dirt ground in front of a blue and white patterned tent backdrop with banana leaves. A performer in a large black masked costume with white tusk-like teeth, a tall orange and white flower-garlanded headdress, and a stylised face with a vertical white marking stands with arms outstretched, holding yellow-green leafy staffs. Beside him a man with a red turban, white sleeveless top, orange and yellow cloth draped over his shoulders and red-orange dhoti, and ankle bells, stands with hands at his sides. An older man in white shirt and dhoti stands in the background at left. The scene resembles a folk-style procession or street performance.

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A performer in a red and orange costume stands on a dirt ground holding a curved sword and a small brass cymbal. He wears a tall headdress with white plumes, a yellow-gold ornament, a yellow garland of flowers and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, with gold armbands and beaded anklets. A figure in green-and-red costume stands at left and a person in a yellow shirt and dark trousers stands at right. Behind them are a line of orange pennant flags strung along a mud-brick wall, a banana plant, and trees under a clear sky.2008-12-29December 30 20072007-12-30A photograph of a performer in elaborate costume standing on a dirt road in bright daylight. He wears a tall gold-and-white crowned headdress with a white plume, a red and gold tunic with striped trim, green trousers with beaded ankle bands, and bare feet. A yellow marigold garland hangs at his chest and he holds a long sword upright in one hand while the other rests on his hip. Behind him a red-brown earth bank is topped by a row of orange triangular pennants strung between banana plants. A figure in plain white dhoti walks along the left edge of the road.2008-12-29December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor procession on a roadside with tall trees behind. Four men in matching orange satin kurtas and green dhoti-style trousers with yellow edging carry palanquins (palaki) overhead. The left palanquin is draped in green and purple cloth with yellow and red marigold garlands and brass finials. The right palanquin is covered in red cloth with gold trim and brass finials. Men wear pink, checked and white head cloths, and some have ankle bells. A few other people stand at the roadside.2010-07-24Photograph of a stage performance in front of an ornate gold-leaf backdrop with carved columns, scrollwork, elephant and horse reliefs and fairy lights. A young woman in a red and purple saree with a gold belt stands centrally, with multiple arms extended in mudra-like gestures, a multi-armed dance depicting a deity form. Behind her, another dancer's arms are visible. In the foreground right, a girl in a maroon and gold saree kneels on the red stage, one hand raised. A microphone stands at the bottom of the frame on the red stage skirt.2014-10-02Low-angle photo of an outdoor flagpole ritual. A tall carved wooden dhwaja stambha, wrapped with rope-like bands and topped with a small orange flag, rises against a partly cloudy blue sky with palm fronds at the right. A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala stands at the base, holding the orange rope that runs up the pole. A second figure in orange-red cloth stands at the right edge, partly cropped. A carved figure is visible on the pole's base. A metal roof edge crosses the upper left corner.2010-10-18 +2 copiesMay 27 20132013-05-27December 16 20172017-12-16October 29 20162016-10-29