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A large outdoor crowd of devotees dressed in white stands and wades in the water of a tiered red-stepped tank, Vaidya Sarovar. Many people are in the water, some waist-deep, while others sit or stand on the steps. On the right, men in white clothes walk along the stairs. At the centre, a figure in orange-red robes sits on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion, surrounded by marigold garlands and flower arrangements; a second person in orange-red stands beside it. Fountain jets rise on the left beside a dark stone basin wrapped with yellow and orange garlands. Behind the tank are a grey concrete building, trees and empty tiered seating. Plausible a person depiction not established by visible cues; the seated figure's distinctive visible cues are limited.

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