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A large group of devotees stands waist-deep in the Vaidya Sarovar water at dusk, nearly all dressed in white ritual clothes. Several men and women hold golden pyramid-shaped kalasha vessels above their heads, with red cloths draped over some of the vessels. Many wear rudraksha or bead malas and gold chains. A woman in the centre wears a straw hat and red garment, and a bearded man in white holds a kalasha at right. Water ripples across the frame and a rust-coloured temple tone shows in the background. The scene reads as a holy dip ritual with devotees carrying sacred vessels. No single figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly visible, so no candidate is identified.

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