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A night photograph of a fire dance performance on a wooden boardwalk beside sand. A woman in the centre wears a red fitted bodice and flowing red sarong-style skirt with gold trim, a gold floral headdress, and swings a fire-tipped prop that trails bright flames. Behind her, another performer in a red costume holds a burning stick. On the left, a man in a dark sleeveless top and patterned sarong stands with arms crossed. A white canopy tent and white chairs sit in the background, and a blurred white lantern is in the foreground right.

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