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Night-time ritual photograph in an open outdoor courtyard. A man in a green turban, gold chain necklaces and a white dhoti with gold border stands at left holding a brass kalasha pot wrapped with a garland, with mango leaves in its mouth. Facing him, a person seated on a gold-carved throne with a red cushion wears an orange-and-gold shawl and a rudraksha-style mala, holding a bundle of green leaves raised overhead while the seated figure bows the head. Behind them a woman in a brown sari with gold border holds a bunch of green leaves, and two more people in white stand with hands folded. Strings of lights and a red glow appear in the background. Visible people: about five.

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