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A night-time photograph of a crowd queuing along a red-carpeted walkway beside a raised stage, with a rope barrier separating the line from the platform. Many men in white and cream shirts and dhotis, one in a striped shirt in the foreground, and a man in a light kurta with an identification badge stand in line. At the far left edge a figure in orange robes is seated at the front of the stage, and a small table covered in white cloth holds brass items. White pillars and a string of coloured lights and floodlights are visible behind the stage. Many people are visible in the crowd.