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A group of about eight people in white ritual clothes stand in front of a large golden statue of Nataraja, the dancing Shiva, with a flaming arch behind him. The statue, draped in an orange cloth, is raised on a golden base with a small seated figure. A bearded man in the centre-right wears an orange shawl over white kurta and dhoti, and a few people wear orange shawls and white dhotis, while others wear white shirts and dhotis. Several stand with hands folded. The setting is a building courtyard with plain walls and a tiled step.

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