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A photograph of a temple courtyard during a ritual, with a crowd of devotees dressed in orange and saffron garments with gold borders. Many are children and young adults, some wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings, gathered near a tall stone pillar and brass lamps and a trident-topped brass stand. Near the right edge a seated figure in orange robes sits on a gold-trimmed throne-like seat, speaking into a microphone with a water bottle and papers on a small table. A large brass bowl of white flowers with a pink petal sits in the foreground, and hanging bells and a red-walled shrine structure frame the scene.