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Night outdoor ritual under a decorated pavilion strung with red and yellow bunting, hanging colourful cloth tassels and garlands of green leaves. In the centre a young shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders stands holding a flaming aarti lamp and a small metal vessel before a low wooden platform covered with flower petals and brass vessels. To the left a figure in white with a gold necklace sits with hands folded on an ornate red and gold throne, and an older bearded man in orange and white sits nearby. A large crowd of seated devotees, many children, fills the foreground at the right.

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