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A night ritual in an open-sided pavilion with string lights overhead. A brick-lined homa fire pit blazes in the foreground, with oil lamps nearby. A saffron-robed priest in an orange turban and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at the fire, hands extended toward the flames. Beside him, another person in saffron sits in meditative posture wearing a beaded necklace. A large ornate floral-decorated palanquin or ratha stands at left with flower garlands. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothing fill the floor on striped mats. A few people stand in the background.

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