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Outdoor gathering at dusk of a large crowd seated on the ground in rows before small square brick fire pits, each holding kindling and a small brass vessel, as for a homa. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis or saris, with some in pink, green, red and blue. Palm trees line the background under a pale evening sky, and a strand of printed photo bunting hangs across the scene. A man in a white shirt sits in the front foreground beside a woman in a blue sari, and a lone figure stands at the far right near the palms. Pink mats are laid out between the pits.

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