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A photograph of a large hall with a deep red curtain stage. On stage, a group of young men perform a human pyramid, several shirtless in orange, blue and red shorts, arms raised, with a standing performer at the top of the tower. Seated in rows before the stage are many devotees in white dhotis, several bare-chested, some with sacred threads, plus a few women in saffron and white saris. A cameraman stands at right near a row of tall brass lamps and a stage screen shows the performance. No individual here is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance, and no clear a person cues are visible.

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