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A stage performance of classical Indian dance on a red-draped stage before a black backdrop. Seven dancers in colourful costumes with white flower headpieces and gold jewellery perform in poses; on the right a male dancer in a blue and gold vest and white dhoti stands with arms outstretched, while another male dancer kneels in the lower right. Two framed portraits hang on the back wall, each showing a long-haired man with a garland, one holding a microphone; these are printed portraits, not physical people. Scattered petals and a small brass tray lie on the stage floor.

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