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A photograph of a dance or kirtan performance in a bright hall with a white ceiling, fluorescent lights and framed panels on the walls. In the foreground, a young man in a shimmering gold-orange robe and beaded necklaces smiles and gestures with his hands. Beside him, a performer in a vivid orange-red kurta with a silver pendant and orange sash dances with long dark hair flying and white marks on the forehead. Another dancer in orange and saffron wraps stands further back, and a man in a white kurta with a necklace raises an arm on the right. Several children in orange and saffron clothing stand in the lower foreground, and devotees in white and saffron watch from the background. The page's a person flag is no, and no clearly identifiable candidate is shown, so no a person identification is made.

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