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Two female dancers perform a classical Indian dance on a red-carpeted stage in a hall with framed pictures and red curtains. The dancer on the left kneels in a deep squat with palms joined overhead in anjali, smiling, wearing a green and gold blouse with a gold waist belt and gold jewellery. The dancer on the right stands with arms raised in a mudra, wearing a yellow-orange and green costume with gold borders and a white flower garland in her hair. Behind them stand a golden deity murti and an ornate golden throne-like pedestal with green and orange umbrellas, and a few seated audience members in white and red shawls watch. A digital clock is visible on the right wall.

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