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Night-time temple scene under a decorated pandal with hanging colourful tassels, banana leaves and string lights. A long row of men in white dhotis with orange-red shawls stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, facing a raised golden platform on the right. On the platform sits a golden peetha with red cushions and a deity murti adorned with yellow and orange flower garlands, beside a brass kalasha and a fruit-and-flower offering tray. Several saffron-robed figures stand near the platform, and a figure in orange holds a rudraksha mala. This appears to be a ritual gathering during a deepam observance, with oil lamps and offerings present.

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