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Evening ghat ceremony on a riverbank at dusk, with a large crowd of devotees seated and standing closely together facing the water. Many people hold small lights, and oil lamps and flames line the steps and shrines along the river. In the foreground, a golden-orange statue of a deity or sage stands beside a ceremonial trident-like staff, and a strand of tasselled decorations hangs overhead. Lit temple spires and shrines glow against a dusky sky and wooded hills. Visible scene detail: saffron and orange cloth, white and pastel saris and kurtas, and several women in headscarves. Count is a large crowd, not a precise number.

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