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Night photograph of an outdoor ceremony at a temple courtyard under a large tree with pale flowers. A crowd of about 40 people stands in lines facing a row of rows of small clay or brass lamps and offering pots on the left. Several men wear white shirts and white dhotis; a woman in a white sari with gold border stands near the center, and a girl in a red dress stands at left. A man in a light blue shirt and khaki trousers stands at center. Folding white chairs and a covered table with offerings sit at right, and string lights line the background. The lamps suggest a puja or pournami observance.

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