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A bare-chested young man in green patterned shorts performs a stick-and-ribbon routine on an outdoor stage, holding a long wooden stick in each hand with pink, white and green ribbons streaming from the tips. A red cord and an orange pendant hang at his neck. Behind him stands a large textured relief of a seated four-armed deity murti with a crown, ornate jewellery and a trident-like staff, set against a gold tent backdrop. To the left is an ornate carved white and gold throne frame with brass oil lamps. At the lower right, a man in a white vest and orange head cloth holds a stick. No swami is visible.

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