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Night-time photograph of a sacred consecration at an open-air ritual site. A brass Shiva Meru-style vessel with a tiered dome sits on an orange cloth atop a white stone platform in the foreground. Two women in white garments, one in a white top and one in a white shawl, lean over the vessel with their hands. Beside them, a man in an orange shawl lies on a white-covered wooden board with an orange cloth over his body, appearing to receive the rite. Behind, a large crowd of devotees in white kurta-style clothes and orange shawls stand with hands folded, many wearing rudraksha malas. Women in red and pink saris and a man in a white shirt stand at the edges. Wooden poles and a fluorescent light fixture are visible at right, and the scene is lit by artificial light against darkness.

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