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Outdoor evening gathering in a dirt courtyard under trees, lit by a bright overhead lamp. A seated woman in an orange-red sari sits on a folded rug before a white-draped table, with a small cloth-covered offering area. Around her, people in orange shawls and white dhotis or white saris stand in a loose circle, several with hands joined or holding small items. A man at left in white with an orange shawl and a white forehead mark stands near a black horse-like animal decorated with yellow flowers, and a yellow flower garland hangs nearby. A parked silver car and a chain-link fence appear in the background.

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