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Night photograph of a devotional gathering in an outdoor courtyard. A row of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, many in white dhotis and white shirts with red-orange shawls and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A woman at right wears a red blouse and gold earrings and bangles. At left, a drummer in an orange-red dhoti and gold-bordered cloth beats a large orange-red drum. Several men in white stand in the background. Strings of green lights hang among the trees above. The scene resembles a yatra welcome or pada yatra reception, with participants standing in reverent prayer. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

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