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Lincroft, New Jersey, 9/20/14: Hema Ramaswamy, a young Indian American woman with Down syndrome, prepares backstage for her arangetram, the public performance of bharata natyam, a traditional South Indian dance form. She studied with Chitra Venkateswaran (right) in preparation for this recital for four and a half years.

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Hema Ramaswamy Arangetram
Lincroft, New Jersey, 9/20/14: Hema Ramaswamy, a young Indian American woman with Down syndrome, prepares backstage for her arangetram, the public performance of bharata natyam, a traditional South Indian dance form. She studied with Chitra Venkateswaran (right) in preparation for this recital for four and a half years.