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Night outdoor ritual at a white building strung with fairy lights. In the foreground, several young people in cream and tan kurta-style clothes with red-and-gold shawls sit on a mat before a low square yagna or puja platform holding brass plates, flowers and bowls. Behind them, a row of people in saffron and orange robes sit with palms pressed together in prayer. At left, a framed portrait garlanded with red and orange flowers stands beside a lit oil lamp and brass items. Above, banners and a poster hang from the wall, and a parked white SUV sits at right. The people are seated in a sequence of prayer and offerings, with the scene lit by the night lamps and string lights.

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