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A shadow puppet performance projected on a white screen in a dark hall. On the left, a shadow figure of a man in a light shirt looks toward the right. In the centre-right, two painted puppets stand side by side: the left one in a pink-faced costume with a decorated waist cloth and long hair, the right one in a yellow-and-red tunic. Behind them, a taller puppet in red and gold with a crown-like headdress stands with hands on hips, and a smaller figure in red and blue is partly visible. The scene is a shadow play, not a live gathering of people. The puppets are depicted, not physical people. A copyright notice appears at lower right.

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