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Night photograph of an outdoor stage under a white canopy with blue frame and stage lights. A dais on the left is decorated with white flower garlands, a basket of fruit and brass ritual items, with a microphone stand beside it. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand on red and blue mats: one man on the left wears an orange shawl, orange beaded necklace and orange headwrap, and a woman in an orange sari and necklace walks centre stage near a microphone. Two more saffron-robed men stand at right beside large speakers. Audience members in white and red clothing sit on the mats and chairs in the background, and a pink draped backdrop hangs behind the stage.

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