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A man performs on stage in front of a large colourful backdrop. He wears a tall dark matted topknot with a silver crescent moon ornament and a third-eye mark on his forehead, with white horizontal tilaka lines. He has a rudraksha mala around his neck and multiple rudraksha bracelets on his arms, and wears a leopard-print cloth over his shoulders. One arm is extended outward with an open palm while the other holds a drum at the right edge. The distinctive Shiva-style costume with crescent, topknot and rudraksha cues suggests a person in a performing role on stage.

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