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Night outdoor ceremony with a crowd of devotees, many wearing orange-red and dark eye masks, some with hands pressed in anjali. A bearded man in a brown-orange shawl with a large white-and-pink flower garland and gold ornaments stands center beside a tall golden staff topped with a golden finial, with a hanging orange-red canopy above. Two men in saffron-orange cloth and gold jewellery stand nearby. On the right, a bare-chested man with white striped body markings and white dhoti faces him with hands raised in prayer. Strings of coloured lights and saffron flags decorate the background.

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