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Night outdoor festival scene on a paved ground beneath strings of coloured lights. In the foreground a barefoot young woman in a black tracksuit with green side stripes swings a wooden stick outward with her arm extended. Behind her a crowd of onlookers in white dhotis, shirts and saris watches. Several performers in elaborate costumes stand in a row: one wears a tall gold headdress and holds a large ceremonial trident-like staff, another wears a horned crown with red and orange garments, and others wear orange cloth, bead and flower garlands and red-and-gold ornaments. A drummer holds a red and gold drum. The figures suggest a village folk procession or ritual performance, with no a person candidate clearly visible.

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