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A night-time photograph of a fire performance in an open dirt courtyard. In the foreground a performer in a red and blue costume with sequined trim carries a large fan-shaped frame of lit torches arcing over his head, flames blazing from its rim. A man in white kurta and trousers stands nearby holding a small object. Behind them a crowd of people in white ceremonial clothes, some with red shawls, stands along a red wall, and one person holds a red umbrella. Red and yellow patterned cloth hangs at the left edge. A few people are visible at the left edge in white clothing holding small lamps.

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