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A night ritual scene at an outdoor pandal. In the foreground a bald priest in white ceremonial dhoti with a gold-beaded mala and a white shawl sits near a stone platform with flower petals and offerings. Two young girls in magenta silk dresses with gold embroidery sit cross-legged holding pink flowers, one wearing a gold necklace and bindi. Behind them a large colourful deity murti with a trident and purple garland stands against a white floral backdrop. Another priest in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands at the rear, and a man in white with a microphone sits to the right. Strings of fairy lights and an orange banner with Kannada text hang behind, along with a standing fan.

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