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Outdoor evening scene at a temple grounds during a festival. Children in white outfits with red sashes and waistbands carry flaming torches on long poles, performing a fire display along a sandy path. A large crowd of devotees stands in front on both sides, many women in colourful saris (red, green, orange, blue) and men in white dhotis and shirts. At the left edge, a ceremonial parasol with red and white fringed tassels is held up, and a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on the ground near the front. Blue metal scaffolding frames the open area, with trees and a few onlookers standing on a raised platform in the background under a dusky sky.

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