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Night ritual in an open-sided hall under corrugated roofing, strung with colourful festoon lights. A large crowd, mostly men bare-chested in white dhotis with white shoulder cloths and rudraksha-style neck strands, stands around a central fire pit with flames and smoke rising. On the left, a figure in a gold-and-yellow ornate throne with a parasol canopy and a ceremonial staff sits beside women in red and orange saris. A decorated square altar with a lotus-shaped kalasha and lion motifs stands to the right. On the wall, a banner shows a world map with green lights. This appears to be a homa or yagna during a Rudra abhishekam.

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