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A performer stands on a raised dais in front of a large curved arch of embossed copper-toned panels, lit in orange and green. He wears a leopard-print bodice layered with beaded necklaces, bells and dangling chains, a red-orange dhoti-style skirt, and bangles, and holds a green-lit trident in his right hand. His hair falls loose to the shoulders with a bindi on his forehead, and he is smiling. The costume is theatrical and appears staged for a deity-style tableau rather than a ritual puja, and the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confidently name a specific person.

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