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A large outdoor night gathering of a crowd seated on plastic chairs and mats under floodlights, with a raised platform in the foreground. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and upper cloth sits cross-legged before a fire pit (homa) with yellow-wrapped bundles, fruits and banana leaves offerings, and a microphone stand. Nearby on the left stand figures in orange and saffron robes with garlands of yellow flowers, plus a drum. The audience wears mostly white and mixed colours, and a tent-lined compound extends behind. Many people are visible, though the exact count is uncertain.

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