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A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with pale blue drapes, where many people in white clothing stand close together, some clapping and smiling. In the centre, a bare-chested man wearing a saffron-orange cloth and a matching orange turban faces a woman in a lavender sari who is laughing and reaching toward him. Around them, men and women in white kurtas and dhotis join in, with hands raised and palms together. A television set is visible at the upper right edge of the room, and a timestamp reading 12-12-2002 appears at the lower right.

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Indoor group photo of a dance or celebratory circle in a hall with pale curtains and a white ceiling. In the foreground a man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap clasps hands with a man in white kurta, both smiling and dancing. Around them a group in white kurtas and white clothing, some with arms raised and hands clapping, watch and join in; a woman in a white dress with blue patterning stands among them. A seated person is at the lower left. Appearance cues on the saffron-robed man, including the orange head wrap and robe, are consistent with a person candidate, though the image alone leaves identity uncertain.A photograph of a group dance inside a hall with pale blue curtains and white plastic chairs. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and a matching orange head wrap dances barefoot, holding small cymbals or hand percussion. To his right, a woman in a white sari with a long black braid, wearing gold bangles, dances with her arm raised. 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