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A large open-sided tented pavilion with a striped canopy and red-and-white draped fabric, set on bare ground. Many people in orange, saffron and yellow robes stand and sit among rows of empty white-cloth-covered boards. In the foreground a smiling man in a white shirt and a seated man in orange and gold clothing sit on red chairs beside brass bowls and plates. Men in orange robes and orange turbans stand in groups, and a man in white stands at right. In the background, ornate decorated deity figures and floral arches are set up along the far wall. Small details include scattered leaves and plastic bags on the ground. Visible physical people number roughly thirty.

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