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A dense night crowd of devotees fills an outdoor ground lit by distant electric lights, with a row of small pennant flags strung overhead. Most people wear white or cream clothing, with several women in white saris bordered in gold and men in white shirts and dhotis. Some hold their hands in prayer at the chest, and one man near the centre wears an orange-toned shirt with hands pressed together. A carved white ornamental arch stands at the left edge beside a wooden fence and bamboo posts. The image is dark and grainy with bokeh light spots overhead.

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