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Two young women perform a Bharatanatyam-style dance on a red stage before a flower-decorated golden throne with a tiger-skin cushion and a large golden lion-armrest. Behind them is a deep red velvet curtain. The dancer on the left wears a grey and red silk sari with a gold border and bangles, and the dancer on the right wears a mustard-yellow sari with a magenta blouse and pink pallu, both with jasmine flowers in their hair. A printed photograph of a seated man in a pink turban and red robes with rudraksha malas is placed on the throne cushion; it is a printed portrait, not a physical person. A golden bull figure and garlanded golden shrine elements stand to the right. The scene suggests a cultural performance during a temple-style event.

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