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Night view of an outdoor ceremonial amphitheatre lit by floodlights and rows of oil lamps along the back wall and the reflecting water pool in front. A large tiered stage holds a tall decorated structure with yellow and blue striped drapery and a metal staircase rising to the platform. A dense crowd of seated devotees fills the stepped seating on both sides, many in white, yellow and colourful saris and kurtas, with some standing near the pool edge and at the stairs. Several people in orange clothing stand near the central stage. Trees frame the right edge.

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