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Night outdoor ritual photo. A fire pit with smoke rises at center, with a white marble-edged yagna platform before a red and gold throne. A standing man in white dhoti and white shirt with red-bordered cloth stands at the platform's right, bowing with joined hands over a wooden board. A seated man in white with a shaved head and folded hands sits near the throne, and another man in white stands in the background. At left, a girl in a red salwar kameez with flowers sits with other women in red and green saris, and brass oil lamps stand nearby. Fruit and a metal plate of offerings rest in the lower right. Visible people: roughly 8-10 across the scene.

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