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Night photograph of a ritual gathering. The central figure stands bare-chested with a rust-red cloth draped over his shoulders and waist, multiple rudraksha and flower garlands around his neck, beaded bangles on his upper arms and wrists, and a crescent ornament with a striped headband in his dreadlocked hair. He holds his hands together over his chest in a devotional gesture. Around him, several men in saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas stand in a line; one on the left grips a tall yellow pole. A glowing crescent and small blue emblem appear in the upper corner.