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A stage performance with a central seated figure in an orange garment on a gold-trimmed raised seat with red cushions, hands joined in greeting before a microphone stand. Beside them, musicians in white garments play tabla and harmonium, and a seated figure in white sits on the stage floor. Draped turquoise curtains with beaded fringe and red-and-cream valance form the backdrop, with red and maroon bunting above. In the foreground, a bald man in orange sits on an orange mat at the left edge, and several women in white and yellow sit on the right. Visible people: about ten.

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