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Outdoor festival stage under a white tent with red drapes and marigold garlands on a temple-style shrine backdrop. A seated figure with a tall ornate crown and a central heart-shaped golden arch sits at the centre of the platform, flanked by seated devotees in white and orange clothing. Three shaved-headed men in saffron-orange dhotis with yellow borders and beaded necklaces stand in the foreground, one holding a flaming lamp. A tall palanquin-style seat with a striped canopy and a deity murti stand near the stage. Devotees sit in rows, some with folded hands. Visible ritual lamps and metal bowls suggest a puja or aarti.

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