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A night ritual in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and overhead lights. On the left a large fire blazes in a brick homa pit, with smoke rising. Beside it a standing sannyasi in orange robes and bare upper arm stands facing a seated figure on an elevated red-draped dais. The seated figure wears an orange turban, orange garments, a long ceremonial garland of marigolds and a gold necklace, and holds a hand raised in blessing. Cattle rest on the ground behind. On the right stands an altar draped in orange cloth, decorated with marigold garlands, brass and clay kalasha pots and flowers. Brass lamps, a conch and petals lie on the purple cloth in front of the fire. The seated figure's identity is not established by appearance alone.

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