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Stage performance in front of a deep red velvet curtain. Central figure, a bare-chested young man with long dreadlocked hair and orange dhoti, holds a brass lamp with lit wicks and bells, turning toward the camera. Ash-like white markings on arms and chest. Another performer on the right, also bare-chested with dreadlocks, orange cloth and gold necklace, holds a lamp. Lamp bearers at left edge, a child partly visible at lower left, and a rudraksha-style beaded bracelet on the central figure's wrist. Appears to be a ritual aarti-style enactment.

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