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Night-time outdoor ritual at a large banyan-type tree beside a stone-fronted linga. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a beaded mala kneels with both arms raised, pointing upward, beside a pile of rounded dark stones. Behind and around, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching; one holds a brass pot or vessel, and a man in a grey shirt and a man with a red turban and green sweater are nearby. A woman in a red sari stands at left. Above the stone pile rises a dark black linga with a red cloth draped over it. Small paper name badges are visible on several white-clad men.

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