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Night-time outdoor ritual on a paved courtyard under a tin roof with banana plants and string lights. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a red shawl and a flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne under a fringed umbrella, with a red-cushioned seat and offerings on a low platform. Several saffron-robed attendants stand near, one holding a drum. Devotees in white dhotis and red-bordered shawls stand in a row on green leaf mats with palms pressed together in namaskar, some children among them. A red vehicle is parked in the background.

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