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Night outdoor gathering of devotees standing with palms pressed together in namaste at chest height. In the centre a woman in white kurta and white trousers with a dark red shawl and a small pouch on her waist stands with eyes lowered. To the left a woman in a white top and red shawl and another in a blue-and-red sari with red lanyard stand beside her. Behind them devotees in white clothes and red shawls with ID lanyards stand, one woman holding a small child in a white outfit at right. Plastic chairs sit at the left edge, and a dark statue or structure appears in the background. The count is about 14 visible people.

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