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Night-time outdoor puja at a covered open-air pavilion decorated with hanging tassels, triangular pennants and leaf garlands. On the left, a large decorated deity murti with a crown and garlands sits beside rows of lit string lights. A row of women in red and maroon saris sit cross-legged on the orange floor, several holding flowers or small offerings. In the centre, an ornate red and gold throne stands behind a wooden stand, with a seated figure in white clothes and a person in orange robes beside it. A standing man in white dhoti with a bare upper body and white shawl holds a ritual item toward the offerings. Brass plates of fruit, flowers and vessels are arranged on the platform, and a seated audience fills the right side.

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