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Night outdoor scene at a temple-like procession with a crowd lining a paved stone courtyard lit by bright lights and strings of coloured bulbs. Two men in the foreground perform a stick or staff dance, one bare-chested in a short loincloth and the other in dark trousers and a dark shirt, facing each other with raised arms. Behind them, performers in ornate headdresses with feathered and jewelled crowns and colourful costumes stand among onlookers, many in white dhotis and bare-chested. Cameramen film the event, and a yellow crane and a decorated temple chariot tower on the right. Ambient smoke and a blue umbrella frame the left side.

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