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A stage performance at a festival event, shown as a photograph of a staged tableau under a white tent canopy with a navy blue backdrop. On a raised stage with pale draped skirting and red carpet, a man in plain white dhoti and sleeveless white top walks barefoot toward the left. Four performers in costume stand together: one in red and gold with a tall gold crown, one in yellow and maroon, one in green and red holding a flute to his lips, and a figure in gold and red holding a trident. On a blue-draped platform at right, two seated performers in gold and red costumes with gold crowns pose beside the trident-bearing figure. The scene reads as a dramatised mythological enactment, with deity-style costumes and crowns.

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December 29 20082008-12-29A stage performance on a raised platform draped with cream fabric and a red carpet, set against a dark blue backdrop under a striped canopy. Five performers in costume stand and pose: at left, a woman in a red and pink sari with a white and gold headpiece; next, a woman in an orange-yellow skirt and dark maroon blouse; then a performer in a green and gold bodice with red skirt playing a flute; at right, a figure in a gold-and-white dress holding a trident, beside a seated person in a maroon and gold costume with a crown. Scattered petals lie on the stage. The event appears to be a dance or drama segment in the Jayanti-Brahmotsavam celebrations.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A stage performance under a white tent with a navy backdrop and a red-carpeted, draped platform. Costumed performers in ornate crowns and bright red, pink, yellow and green garments stand in a tableau. At centre, two figures wear gold crowns and a trident is raised beside them, and a seated figure in orange sits on a blue-draped dais. To the right, men in white dhotis and a woman in white stand, while a figure in orange and a man in white kurta sit on a white plastic chair.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A stage performance under a tent with a dark blue backdrop and red-carpeted steps. Two performers seated on a blue-draped platform portray a divine couple: the male figure wears a crown and holds a trident, the female figure wears a red and gold costume with a crown. Standing to the left are three costumed performers in red, yellow and green garments, one holding a flute. To the right, several men in white dhotis stand and sit, including a man in an orange robe and turban and a seated figure in orange. Shaved-headed and white-clad attendants stand near the steps, with a few performers in white cloth. The stage is decorated with scattered flower petals.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29A staged theatrical performance on a raised stage with a dark blue backdrop and draped cream-and-red platform. Several performers in elaborate costumes: a figure at left in a red and pink sari with a gold headdress, a flute-playing figure in green and red with a gold crown, and a figure in gold and maroon holding a trident beside a blue-draped table, with a dark-skinned performer portraying a deity. Seated in front, a person in an orange saffron robe, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace, and a person in white draped cloth. A standing man in white dhoti at far right. Rose petals are scattered on the stage floor.2008-12-29