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Outdoor photo of a folk-style performance on a dirt ground. Several male dancers wear yellow and gold turbans, bare upper bodies or gold-trimmed vests, black waist cloths with red and green sashes, and white forehead and arm markings. They hold metal swords and wave yellow fringed drum-like pieces. A crowd of spectators in white shirts, dhotis and casual clothes stands behind them under trees, with a saffron-and-white flag on a pole at the upper right. A small purple logo appears at the top left corner.

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