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A female dancer in a maroon and gold traditional costume stands on a yellow-edged stage beside a draped white cloth-covered altar. She leans forward with her hands raised near her face, a flower adorned in her hair. On the altar stands a dark stone Ganesha deity murti garlanded with yellow marigold flowers, with flower decorations at the top of the frame. The background is dark.

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