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Overhead view of a dusty concrete courtyard beside a brick building and a shallow stream channel, with a group of devotees in orange and saffron shawls gathered around a ritual setup. A man in a white shirt and red-and-white cloth stands at the top right holding a large snake draped over his arms, while women in orange saris and orange-shawled people stand around. A man in a white kurta and orange shawl with a shaved head stands near the centre-right, and a child in an orange shawl stands at right. A green mat and a patterned purple blanket lie on the ground, with offerings and small items scattered nearby. A blue-painted small shrine stands at the lower right. The scene appears to be a public outdoor ritual with snake handling in a town setting. Several figures in the foreground wear white and orange, and a figure in a maroon cloth stands at the left edge.

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