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Night outdoor ritual under a bamboo-pole pavilion. A white square fire pit with a central opening sits on a patterned mat, with brass oil lamps lit beside it and a pink flower placed on the platform. On the right, a man in orange-saffron dress holds a ritual implement, while a man in white with a yellow shawl sits beside him. Another man in white with an orange shawl stands at the right edge. Several seated devotees in shirts and dhotis watch from behind. On the left, a colourful deity murti with orange and pink garments sits on a yellow pedestal beside a brass lamp. Offerings and a yellow-and-red ball lie on a wooden stool in front. The scene appears to be a homa or puja.

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