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Photograph, rotated sideways, of a performer in an elaborate Yakshagana-style costume at night. The figure wears a large red face mask with bulging white-rimmed eyes and a fierce expression, a tall gold-and-red headdress, and a broad torso covered with gold mirror-work panels set with pink and green inlays, over a stiff pleated skirt with bands of gold, blue and magenta. A white cloth hangs at the waist and a gold-decorated arm band is visible. Behind the figure is a striped bamboo or wooden lattice backdrop. A small blue bird logo sits at the top left and a , Source

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