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Outdoor ritual at the edge of a water tank with red-painted stone steps. A crowd of many people stands on the tiered steps and behind a metal railing, some in saffron, others in white. In the foreground, a group of devotees in white dhotis and shawls stands waist-deep in the water near the bank. One figure in an orange-saffron robe stands centrally in the water, and a helper beside him holds a multicoloured umbrella. Several people in white hold flower garlands. Garlanded objects float on the water in the lower right.

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