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Two female dancers perform a classical Indian dance on a red carpeted stage in front of an ornate golden-pink carved wall with lattice panels and relief figures. The dancer on the left wears a green blouse, green-and-gold pleated skirt, a pearl necklace and a jewelled red-and-gold waist belt, with ornate headpiece and earrings. The dancer on the right wears a blue-and-purple costume, blue patterned trousers, a gold pleated skirt, a long pearl necklace and a red pendant, with a gold headpiece. Both bend their knees in a seated stance with hands raised in gesture. No swami figure is visible.

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