Prakash Labdhe, who is employed as a warehouse manager, is one of the artistes of the Dashavtar street theatre in Mumbai 

Prakash getting into his character of Indrasen before the play

Pritam Kesulkar, who works as an electrician, is one of the artistes who take part in the Dashavtar performances

The men have teamed up to keep the ancient culture alive in the mega city. Here, Kesulkar is getting ready to play the character of Chaitrapriti      

Raju Tambe and the other artistes hail from Munge in Deogad district of Konkan. Tambe is a finance professional

Tambe gets ready to perform in the 'Dashavtar' as Lord Ganpati    

Arvind Kamble is among the performers who bring the Dashavtar to life at Sardar Nagar Dashera Mahotsav Mandal in Sion. He is employed as an office boy

All the artistes do their own makeup for the performance. Kamble dons the character of an old lady

Artiste Guru Dhuri is another office boy working in Mumbai, who participates in the Dashavtar theatre, which refers to the 10 incarnations of Lord Vishnu 

Several villages in Konkan have the tradition of holding the Dashavtar theatre. Apart from Lord Vishnu and his 10 avtars, the other important characters in the play include Ganesha, Riddhi, Siddhi, Saraswati and Brahma. Dhuri has become the 'Brahmarakshas' here  

Accountant Sidhesh Gurav plays roles that require a major transformation

Gurav dons the female character of 'Swati'

Here's Gurav taking a selfie in full costume and makeup, ahead of his performance