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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In Titarpur, generations of artisans transform bamboo, paper, cloth and colour into mythological figures for Ram Leela]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Old Delhi’s historic architecture appears in black and white, set against the saturated colours of the mythological characters. Photographer Promila Bahri uses the contrast to bring the city’s history and Ram Leela’s theatrical intensity into the same frame]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Behind the characters of Ram, Sita, Lakshman, Hanuman and Ravan are performers who bring mythology to life on stage]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Gods Were Here by Promila Bahri looks beyond Ram Leela’s spectacle to document the artisans, materials, performers and impermanence of a centuries-old cultural tradition]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A still from Gods Were Here ]]></image:caption>
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