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Night outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard during Shivaratri. In the centre, a robed figure in saffron-orange with long hair and a beaded orange-and-yellow necklace sits behind a low white-tiled platform, possibly a homa or puja area, with a silver lamp stand and kalasha-like vessels nearby. Several saffron-robed devotees sit on the ground at left, one in the foreground tending small items; two standing figures in orange and white flank the scene, and a row of shallow leaf plates holding offerings fills the foreground. Teal cloth and flowers cover a table to the right; decorated pillars with bird motifs stand behind. Approximately a dozen people are visible.

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