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A dense crowd of devotees in white ritual clothing gathers outdoors during a Brahmotsav celebration. Many women wear white sarees with golden borders and orange shawls draped over their shoulders, some with long braids and rudraksha malas. Several people raise their arms and clap hands in devotional joy, while men in white dhotis and shirts stand among them with hands folded in namaskar. In the foreground a person holds a small handheld video camera, filming the group. Ground covered with green grass blades.

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