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A performer in a red costume with gold armlets, a gold snake-hood shoulder piece, a white feathered headdress with a gold crown, and a rudraksha mala stands in the foreground holding a large gold-hilted sword. Behind him, seated and standing devotees in saffron and white robes, a uniformed officer in khaki and a man in a hat watch beneath colourful decorated umbrellas and strings of yellow flags hung from a tree in an open dusty field.

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December 30 20082008-12-30February 02 20072007-02-02January 01 20112011-01-01December 29 20082008-12-29December 30 20082008-12-30A procession on a dirt road under trees shows four men in elaborate folk-costume dress with gold crowns and white fur-like plumes, their faces painted white with red and black markings. The foreground figure in the centre wears a red jacket with ornate gold chest and arm pieces, multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and green leggings with bells at the ankles, holding a red-tasseled staff. To the left, a man in an orange tunic holds a sword-like blade. Behind them, a decorated palanquin covered in yellow marigold garlands carries a small deity murti under a silver and pink canopy, and spectators in white shirts and dhotis line the route. A man at right carries a large ceremonial drum.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02December 16 20172017-12-16February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor procession scene under trees with a crowd on a roadside. In the foreground, two performers in ornate costume with painted faces, golden crowns and long white wigs hold a sword and a shield; the left one wears an orange tunic with rudraksha beads and gold armour, the right one wears red and gold garments with a round gold shield. Behind them, a decorated ratha or palanquin is covered in garlands of yellow and orange flowers and a silver arched canopy, bearing a framed portrait of a bearded saint with a red-and-white garland. Onlookers in saris and shirts stand along the road, and a police officer in khaki is visible at left. The scene reads as a festival or temple procession.2007-02-02A photograph of a performer in a folk-style costume during an outdoor cultural performance on sand. In the foreground a performer wears a tall gold crown, a flowing white and black plumed headdress, and face paint with white and red markings and a large black moustache. He wears orange garments with gold shoulder pieces, a long rudraksha mala, and holds a gold-embossed shield and a curved sword. Behind him, several men in yellow dhotis, pink and orange shirts clap and move, and drummers with large drums stand among green bamboo and a red wall.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16