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Outdoor evening ritual photograph with palm trees and a dusk sky. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at right, holding a brass tray with yellow flowers and gazing upward; a rudraksha-style mala hangs at his chest. Behind him and to the left, several devotees in orange clothing sit with palms pressed together in prayer, one woman in a white top among them. A tall silver oil lamp with a flame, brass vessels, incense sticks and a green leaf plate stand in front of a large pillar wrapped in white and pink flower garlands and a blue cloth. A tall ceremonial pole with orange and red pennant is visible in the background.

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