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Night photo of an outdoor devotional setting decorated with strings of coloured fairy lights in red, green, blue and purple. At centre sits a figure on an ornate gold throne with a cushioned red back, wearing an orange turban and a garland of flowers, arranged as a seated image and flanked by golden trident-shaped standards. A gold ceremonial umbrella stands to the right and a brass bowl on a stand sits in front. Several seated and standing devotees in white shirts, yellow shirts and saffron-toned clothing face the throne, some wearing rudraksha malas, with a water bottle and backpack in the foreground.

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