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A large seated gathering in a festive open-sided pavilion at night, with string lights and hanging lamps overhead. Men sit on red and patterned mats facing a stage. Many are bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white or saffron dhotis; some wear saffron shawls and one wears a light pink hooded top. A cameraman in white dhoti stands at the left edge. Behind the seated crowd, large ornate deity murti and decorated figures with garlands and tall headdresses stand beside green foliage and decorative arches. A bald elderly man in the lower right wears a rudraksha mala and sits in the foreground.

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