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A stage performance of a folk-style drum procession. A man in a red shirt and maroon dhoti stands barefoot in front, lifting on his shoulders a performer in a yellow embroidered kurta and red headwear who balances a large brass pot on his head beneath a rectangular frame covered with orange and white marigold garlands and small oil lamps. Behind them, drummers in green shirts and maroon dhotis play dhol and drums on a raised stage with a dark drape and gold scalloped valance. Roughly five people are visible.

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A stage performance with a flower-decorated canopy structure carried overhead. A man in a yellow embroidered kurta and a pink-and-orange turban stands on the shoulders of a man in a red shirt and maroon dhoti, holding up a tall canopy wrapped in orange and white marigold garlands with brass lamps along its top. Behind them, a wooden deity murti stands on a draped table, and green-clad drummers play drums on a dark stage. Five to eight people are visible.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A stage performance with a standing acrobat balanced on the head and hands of a seated performer in a red shirt. The standing man wears a pale yellow embroidered kurta, a maroon dhoti-style garment and a blue sash, with a red-and-white turban. He holds a tall canopy of marigold and white garlands topped with small brass lamps and a kalasha-like finial. Behind them, four drummers in green kurtas and maroon trousers play drums, and a deity murti stands on a decorated pedestal against a black curtain. Flower petals scatter on the floor. The scene reads as a cultural folk-style performance rather than a ritual with a visible Swamiji.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A stage performance photo: a man in a yellow embroidered kurta and orange-striped headwrap stands on the shoulders of a man in a red shirt and maroon dhoti, holding aloft a tall framed structure covered in orange and white marigold garlands with small brass lamps along its top. Behind them, green-clad drummers in maroon dhotis play drums, including a pair of large drums at left. A dark curtain and a small bronze deity murti stand in the background on a white-draped stand. Three to four people are clearly visible on stage.2009-06-15A stage performance with a man standing on the head of a kneeling performer in a red shirt, balancing a tall pole frame wrapped in orange and white marigold garlands topped with brass lamps. The standing performer wears a pale yellow embroidered kurta, a blue waist sash, maroon dhoti and a red-and-white turban, with one arm extended. Four drummers in green kurtas and maroon dhotis play drums and cymbals behind. A dark curtain and a small deity murti on a pedestal sit in the background. Watermarked archive photo of a cultural acrobatics act.2009-06-15A stage performance with a performer standing on the shoulders of a seated man in a red shirt, balancing a large flower-decorated canopy frame with orange and white garlands and small brass lamps atop his head. The standing performer wears a yellow embroidered kurta, a blue sash and maroon dhoti with a red-and-white patterned turban. Five drummers in green shirts and maroon trousers play drums around them on a stage with a black curtain and a small deity murti on a decorated stand behind. The setting is a tented hall with gold scalloped drapery.2009-06-15