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A staged cultural performance on a red-draped stage. In the centre, a seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne with tiger-striped cushions and a gold umbrella overhead, wearing an orange-red robe, rudraksha mala and a red turban. A trident stands at left. To the right, a performer in a yellow and black tiger-striped costume with pink ears and green-and-red painted face sticks out his tongue. Seated attendants in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and one woman in a red sari and a woman in a pink and teal sari sit around the throne. A small gold table holds offerings. The photo is watermarked and is not used in the description.

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