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Elevated photo of a large outdoor gathering on a paved stone courtyard at dusk. Many people in orange and saffron robes, plus white dhotis and dark clothing, crowd around a red-carpeted platform beside an ornate gold wooden structure. Several shirtless men perform on tall vertical wooden poles, a mallakhamba-style pole practice. A seated child in orange sits cross-legged in the foreground. Blue mats and a film crew with a long camera boom and tripods stand nearby, with parked cars and a tractor behind. A few individuals on the platform wear distinctive ceremonial attire, but no appearance cues clearly establish any particular person's identity.

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