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A female dancer in a classical Bharatanatyam-style performance stands on a red carpet stage, one arm raised with an open hand, the other hand at her chest. She wears an orange and red silk costume with a gold waist belt, gold headpiece with a white flower, layered beaded necklaces and bangles, and dark ankle bells. Behind her a painted backdrop shows a seated four-armed deity figure with crescent moon and holding a flame, beneath a large tree, with a kneeling devotee on the right. A gold-carved temple pillar frames the left edge and a red-cushioned gold seat appears at right.