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Night-time outdoor ritual at the edge of dark water with palm trees silhouetted behind. A figure with hair tied up in a bun wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and ornate gold-bordered orange garments, holding a brass plate of yellow flowers and offerings while extending a hand toward the water. Nearby, a shaved-headed man in orange and gold holds another offering plate, and a man in white dhoti with a bare upper body and a red can stands to the left, a figure with yellow-green powder on his face and body stands at the far left, and a cameraman in orange holds a camera with an attached monitor filming the scene. Scattered powder colours and garlands suggest a festival procession at a riverbank or tank.

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