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Night outdoor ceremony at a temple-like open ground under a dark stormy sky. Rows of dark stone lingams or small shrines stand on a long green-lit platform edged with striped curbs. Several men in white dhotis and yellow-orange shawls walk among them, and brass or copper pots sit at the platform's near edge. Behind, a large crowd of people in white and yellow clothing sits watching, with orange flags, strings of lights, a tall flagpole and a striped umbrella visible. Green-tinted lamps and a leafy arch frame the scene.

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