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A large hall with a white fabric ceiling strung with rows of colourful hanging decorations, cylindrical paper lanterns in orange, red, blue and green alongside umbrella-shaped lanterns. A performer in a dark fitted outfit hangs from a rope on a tall metal frame, while several men in dark clothes and one bare-chested young man steady the poles. Seated audience members in white and saffron clothing fill the floor below, with a blue mat in front. Some people in the crowd wear orange robes. A man in a patterned grey shirt stands at right beside the frame. The scene looks like an aerial performance during a programme.

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