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Night photograph of a large crowd of devotees gathered on stone steps, many with hands raised or pressed together in namaskar, possibly singing or chanting. In the foreground, women in saffron-orange and magenta saris wear rudraksha malas and stand close together. Behind them, women in yellow, teal and green saris and men in white and orange shawls fill the steps. A chain-link fence and onlookers stand at the top left under dim lighting.

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