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Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-like structure decorated with yellow and purple garlands around its pillars. A seated priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-white flower garland bends over a tray of offerings, while another attendant in white and saffron holds a plate nearby. Rows of dark stone murtis, many draped in yellow and green garlands, line the steps behind them. Colourful heaps of kumkum, turmeric and other powders and flower petals cover the foreground, along with brass pots and an elephant-shaped vessel. A man in a pink turban stands at the left edge. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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