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Evening gathering under a thatched palm-frond canopy with hanging fringe and fairy lights. A large crowd of devotees sits on a long blue cushioned mat facing left toward a small wooden table holding painted deity murti figurines and offerings. Foreground: a young woman in a green salwar with hands pressed together, a blonde woman in a patterned sari, a woman in an orange top, and a man in white kurta. Many others wear white kurtas, orange and saffron tones, garlands and mala beads. Pillars, a red-tiled roof and a bright stage light are visible behind.

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