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A photograph of a night-time festival scene at a temple shrine. Rows of black stone statues of seated figures, each adorned with yellow and white marigold garlands, line the tiered steps. Above, a central shrine is decorated with striped yellow and purple floral arches and holds deity murtis, one in white and one in a purple and gold robe. In the foreground, a seated man with a black-cloth headwrap and bare chest wears a rust-red and cream dhoti and a long red shawl, sitting cross-legged before a microphone stand. Silver vessels and a pedestal sit at the lower edge. A relaxed devotional gathering, with no visible crowd.

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