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A night-time village street scene in which a young woman in a bright pink t-shirt with a large blue number 1 and dark trousers dances with arms outstretched on a concrete ground. A crowd of men in white dhotis, shirts and orange shawls stands along the left, many playing drums. On the right, performers in elaborate costumes with towering feathered headdresses, colourful embroidered garments and ceremonial staffs stand near the edge of the crowd. Strings of lights and a decorated temple structure with painted pillars appear in the background. The photograph carries an archive copyright overlay.

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