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A crowd of devotees stands waist-deep in a red-steps tank, the sacred waters of Vaidya Sarovar, splashing and raising silver vessels and trays. Two men at centre wear red-orange clothing; the man in the middle wears a white and red flower garland and holds a silver tray, while the figure to his left has long dark hair and a red-orange garment with a gold necklace. Many men wear white shirts and some hold small silver kalasha-shaped pots aloft. A woman in pink stands in the foreground and an older woman in white is near the top. Many people are visible in the water.

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