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Night outdoor scene on bare reddish-brown earth at an ashram gathering. A long line of devotees stands in a row facing right toward an illuminated shrine or ceremonial platform, with a lit umbrella-like canopy and a glowing deity murti area at the right edge. Foreground figures wear saffron-orange garments with gold borders; others wear cream and white dhotis and kurtas. Several people have hands raised in prayer or folded at chest, and a bright lamp glows at the far right where white-clad priests attend the platform. Dark sky above.

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