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A night-time outdoor gathering on a paved stone courtyard lit by floodlights, with a large group of devotees standing in rows. Many wear white or cream dhotis and kurtas, orange and red shawls, and red or white beaded neck malas; several men are bare-chested with sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their bodies. A woman in a blue saree stands at left, and a woman in white with a saffron shawl stands near the centre. At right, a figure with long, uncut dreadlocked hair wears an orange-brown wrap and faces the crowd, holding a cloth bundle at the waist. Two white vans are parked in the background.

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