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Night ritual at an open-air temple courtyard lit by strings of small lamps along the roofline. A large crowd of devotees sits on stone steps in the foreground, many in white and cream clothing, some in saris and salwar kameez, a child in red seated at the right edge. In the centre, a richly decorated golden seat holds a figure draped in orange and red robes, with small deity figures on a yellow-cloth platform before a lit oil lamp. A multicoloured ceremonial umbrella stands at the right, and several priests in orange and white attend the altar. A green light glows in the upper right corner.

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