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A performer stands alone on a dark stage under blue-white spotlight beams. He wears a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders and red-brown draped dhoti, with a white tilak on his forehead and long hair. He holds a tall silver trident-like staff topped with a small drum and tassels in his right hand, and his left hand rests on his hip. Behind him a large screen shows a faint map-like graphic. Watermarked event photo; the tilak and dress suggest a sannyasi performer, but appearance cues are not strong enough to confirm an identity. Background shows a stage with lighting rigs and the edge of an audience area.

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