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A photograph inside a bare, whitewashed hall with a concrete floor and a metal roof frame, taken at night under fluorescent light. A group of about fifteen barefoot men in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing orange shawls over their shoulders, lift and carry a long wooden pole together, with several hands gripping it at the top and sides. Among them a man in a pink shirt and green checked lungi and another in a beige checked shirt stand near the centre. A yellow mechanical hoist or winch stands at the left edge, and a white cloth screen on wooden posts sits behind the group. Other people in white clothes and orange shawls stand watching along the right side. The scene looks like a temple-related night procession or ritual preparation.

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A night-time photograph inside a bare, whitewashed hall with a fluorescent tube light and a yellow mechanical hoist on the left. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, many with orange shoulder cloths, grip long wooden poles and carry or shift a heavy load, possibly a deity murti, across the floor. A man in a red shirt and a checked lungi and another in a plaid shirt help guide the poles. Onlookers in white stand along the right side, and a white cloth canopy and wooden scaffolding stand behind them. The scene suggests a ritual transfer of a sacred idol at night.2007-04-19A photograph inside a bare, whitewashed hall with a concrete floor and exposed steel roof trusses. A group of about fifteen men in white dhotis and white kurtas, most wearing orange shawls over their shoulders, are gathered around a large stone block, lifting and guiding a long wooden pole or beam across it. Some men are barefoot. 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