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A stage performance in an indoor hall with a dark red curtain and ceiling fans. Five dancers in yellow and pink costumes with red trousers perform, several holding flaming torches. Drummers in white and pink clothes play drums beside them. An audience sits on the floor in the foreground, women in sarees and men with shaved heads visible from behind. A white-clad figure stands at the left edge and a projection screen is at the right.

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A stage performance in an indoor hall with red curtains and ceiling fans. Several male performers in yellow tunics with red dhoti-style trousers and pink or white cloth hold drums and perform a fire-related dance, with small flames visible near their hands and waists. A performer in a red garment and a pink turban stands at the centre holding a lit lamp or ceremonial object. Audience members sit on the floor in the foreground, seen from behind, including people in saris and white clothing. A man in white dhoti on the left holds a cloth aloft. Stage decor includes a blue and red patterned backdrop.2009-07-05Photograph of a stage performance in a hall with a dark red curtain and ceiling fans. Several men in colourful costumes perform a energetic drum dance, holding drums and torches or flaming sticks: yellow tunics with red and green lower garments, and pink shirts with white dhotis. Other performers in white clothing stand at the left and right edges, one holding a lamp stand. Seated audience members in the foreground, mostly women and some men, watch from the front, with a white screen and stage equipment visible at the right.2009-07-05A stage performance at an outdoor tented venue with a dark red curtain and gold scalloped valance. Several performers in yellow, red and pink costumes hold flaming torches aloft while others play drums in white dhotis and pink kurtas. Seated spectators in the foreground watch from below, and ceiling fans hang from the tent canopy. a person is not visibly identifiable in this scene.2009-07-05A stage performance at an indoor hall with dark red draped curtains and ceiling fans. Four dancers in yellow tunics and colourful striped skirts hold flaming torches overhead while leaping. Two drummers in white dhoti and shawl play large drums at left and right, a third drummer in pink and white plays a drum in the centre, and a musician in yellow with a green sash plays a long instrument at right. Brass oil lamps stand on the stage edge, and audience heads are visible at the bottom of the frame.2009-07-05July 05 20092009-07-05A stage performance in a hall with a dark red velvet curtain and a projection screen at right. Four drummers stand at left in pink shirts and white dhotis, playing hand drums. Five dancers in yellow tunics and red trousers with white face markings perform in a row, swinging flaming torches overhead. A tall brass oil lamp stands center stage. Audience heads are visible at the bottom edge.2009-07-05A stage performance with a fire-dancer in the foreground: a performer in a bright yellow shirt, red trousers and ankle bells swings two flaming torches on chains, with a white horizontal tilak across his forehead and a beaded necklace. Behind him, drummers in pink and cream dhotis play round frame drums and barrel drums, while a performer in red and orange with a pink headcloth stands at the right. A dark red velvet curtain forms the backdrop, and the audience's heads are visible at the bottom edge.2009-07-05July 05 20092009-07-05July 05 20092009-07-05July 05 20092009-07-05Evening stage performance in a hall with dark red curtains. A central performer in a yellow satin tunic with gold trim and a rudraksha-style bead necklace raises both arms, holding a frame with several burning oil lamps aloft. A white tripundra marking is on his forehead. Beside him, a second performer in a matching yellow top and a multicoloured pleated skirt holds a torch. In front, a dancer in red costume with ankle bells is mid-kick. Behind, a drummer in pink and a man in white dhoti playing a horn-like instrument stand on the floor.2009-07-05A stage performance in a hall with dark red curtains and ceiling fans. Four dancers in matching red and gold-patterned shirts, red trousers, and pink turbans stand in a line, each balancing a brass bowl with a large pink-and-red floral arrangement on their head. Two dancers wear yellow and blue waist sashes. Behind them, musicians in white dhotis play drums, including a dholak and a tasha-style drum, and a brass lamp stand with a lit oil lamp stands on each side of the stage. Bright red and gold costumes dominate the scene.2009-07-05