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Night-time photo of a devotional ritual on a covered veranda with pink walls and a wooden door. In the centre, a figure in orange robes and long dark hair sits on the floor beside a wooden swing with brass chains; a person in red garments kneels nearby. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in white cloth sit with their backs to the camera, one with a topknot, facing a low wooden stool. A young man in a white t-shirt and jeans crouches on the right beside a white cloth spread with ornaments, fruit and small items. Other people in white shirts sit in the background near the swing. The ritual is shown in a plain, dimly lit setting.

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