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Outdoor event at a rural ground under a canopy strung with colourful triangular bunting, with bamboo poles and a woven reed fence. Crowds of men and some women sit on plastic chairs or stand along the dirt walkway, many in white dhotis and checked shirts. On a raised pink-skirted stage at right, several men in white and saffron clothing stand near large loudspeakers and an orange cloth hanging, with a small deity image or portrait area visible. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands with a microphone-like arrangement near the stage. Trees and a clear sky are in the background.

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