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A female dancer performs on a red-carpeted stage in front of an ornate golden carved arched backdrop with scrolling foliage, cross-pattern lattice panels, and carved elephant and horse friezes. She wears a bright red silk costume with a draped dhoti-style lower garment, a gold-embellished waist belt, red bangles and gold armlets, layered gold necklaces, drop earrings, and a jewelled headpiece over her hair, which is pulled back in a long braid. Her right hand is raised in a mudra-like gesture while her bare feet are planted on the stage with ankle bells. This appears to be a classical dance performance during a festival event.

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