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A stage decorated with silver draped curtains and a blue table cloth hosts a musical programme. Behind the performers stands a bronze Nataraja statue garlanded with white, yellow and red flowers, flanked by smaller gilded figures with garlands and tall brass lamps. A woman in a red sari with a golden border sings into a microphone while seated on the floor. Beside her sits a man in a grey shirt and brown sleeveless vest, legs crossed, hand resting on his cheek, with a microphone stand before him. A seated man at left plays tabla drums in a white shirt, and a man in a light shirt at right plays a harmonium-style instrument. Red and white flower vases sit at the front of the stage.

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