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Night photograph of an outdoor ceremony on a sandy ground. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands bent over a figure in a checked cloth, and a large torch or flame burst rises from a rod, lit at night. Around them a crowd of men and women in white traditional clothes stands watching, some holding hands together, a few women in red and white saris and a child in red. A red and white patterned banner hangs at left and a lit doorway is visible at right. Smoke drifts above the flame. Visible people number about 40, so the count range is 21-100.

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