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Evening ritual on red stone steps lined with black stone shivalinga-style pillars and brass pots. A woman in a green blouse and gold-patterned green sari sits in the centre, holding a small brass vessel and lamp, with a lit oil lamp and brass bowls before her. Behind her, a girl in a pink outfit with a small brass bell is seated beside a woman in a pink-and-green top. At left, a shaved-headed man with rudraksha mala and white dhoti sits among the pots. A man in cream clothing holds a brass item at right. Several people sit along the steps in a puja setting.

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