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Abhinav Anand’s violinist and close friend Deekshitha Balaji looks over his music before his performance at the Sri Sharadamba Temple in Farmington Hills, Mich., on March 8, 2026. “He teaches me a lot,” Balaji said. “When I'm watching him dance, it makes it even better because I actually understand what he's dancing.”
Abhinav Anand’s violinist and close friend Deekshitha Balaji looks over his music before his performance at the Sri Sharadamba Temple in Farmington Hills, Mich., on March 8, 2026. “He teaches me a lot,” Balaji said. “When I'm watching him dance, it makes it even better because I actually understand what he's dancing.”