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Night outdoor ritual at a yagna or puja site. Several seated devotees in saffron-orange robes and white headbands, with rudraksha malas, sit in rows on a white cloth. In the foreground, decorated kalashas with yellow marigold garlands, coconuts, and red, blue and green cloth sit on a green brocade mat. A brass oil lamp burns on a low platform near a seated man in white dhoti and shawl with a white forehead mark and beaded necklace, who faces the group. Another person in white moves at the right edge, and a camera tripod stands in the dark background.

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