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Outdoor ghat-side ritual on a green cloth mat beside a river, with a concrete pier and floating barrier behind. Large crowd of seated devotees in white kurtas and white clothes wear red-orange shawls (angavastram) and sit in rows facing left toward a priest. A foreground attendant in orange robes and a shaved head, seen from behind, sits near brass plates and a kalasha-style vessel with flowers and offerings. Several children in white sit among adults. A camera on a tripod and a loudspeaker stand at the edge. Vermilion tilaks and red-orange shawls are common. Appears to be a group puja or satsang by the water, with people in devotional seated postures.

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