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A photograph of a martial-arts style grapple inside a ceremonial pavilion with white draped ceiling and hanging colourful paper lanterns in orange, green, gold and purple. A bearded man with a black headband and a bare-chested body in orange shorts lifts and holds a second, dark-haired bare-chested man from behind, both with bare torsos and dark waistbands. Ornate striped cylindrical hanging decorations line the frame. Two people are physically visible; the photograph is taken from below.

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