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Night-time photograph of a dense crowd in an open outdoor space, lit only by distant lamps. Many people wear saffron-orange clothing, including young girls and boys in orange saris and dhotis with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas around their necks. Some wear white ritual clothes. A young woman in orange with a wide open-mouthed smile raises a hand near her face, and nearby children hold water bottles and small items. Some adults in white and cream have ceremonial beads and necklaces. No individual can be clearly identified as the a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.