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Night-time outdoor Janmashtami festivity on a wet dirt road lit by dark sky and trees. In the centre a man with wet, mud-smeared clothing and body stands barefoot, hands raised to his face, beside a wooden pole. Around him stand devotees in orange and saffron clothing and red saris, several holding brass vessels; a woman in a black and gold sari and others in orange and green watch. A red pole and a vehicle with red-trimmed decorations appear in the background. Visible people number roughly twenty.

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