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Three life-sized figures are seated on a stage with gold-bordered, orange-and-red draped bases, in front of a dark curtain and a wood-carved panel. The central figure wears a tall crown, layered red and white beaded necklaces and a gold-trimmed red shawl, appearing to be a deity murti. Figures on either side wear red turbans or crowns, ornate gold-and-red necklaces and gold-bordered green and red garments. A projection screen at upper right shows a close-up of a bare foot with an anklet.

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