A night-time group ritual photographed from behind. Several people in white dhoti-style clothing with orange-gold borders, some with saffron-orange robes, hold up lit oil lamps or torches in raised hands. Some are shaved-headed and wear beaded necklaces and bangles. Stone steps and a metal railing are behind them. The flames are the clearest light in the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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A night-time group ritual photographed from behind. Several people in white dhoti-style clothing with orange-gold borders, some with saffron-orange robes, hold up lit oil lamps or torches in raised hands. Some are shaved-headed and wear beaded necklaces and bangles. Stone steps and a metal railing are behind them. The flames are the clearest light in the scene.

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