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Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-like courtyard under strings of small coloured lights. Striped cloth mats cover the ground. In the foreground, a pile of marigold, jasmine and red flower garlands rests beside brass kalasha-style vessels, silver oil lamps and a coconut. Two young men in orange-saffron cloths stand at left, one holding a bundle of flowers. On the right, seated men wear white dhotis and yellow cloth, with rudraksha malas and bare upper bodies, near a fire pit with flames and offerings. A devotee sits in the background. No clearly identifiable candidate for a person is visible; the scene shows priests and attendants preparing puja offerings.

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