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A stage performance in front of a painted backdrop of a fierce multi-armed deity with flaming hair and a golden mace, holding a bell and a lamp. In the foreground a young man with a shaved head and red bindi, dressed in orange robes, crouches and holds the legs of an acrobat who is inverted and balancing on his back, dressed in black with a white headband. A third performer in black stretches one leg out behind. A dark maroon curtain and a red patterned rug complete the stage setting. The scene is an acrobatic display rather than a formal ritual, and no identifiable a person appearance is visible.

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