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Night-time fire ritual on bare ground beneath a thatched shelter of wooden poles and leafy branches. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe sits cross-legged behind a brick-built fire altar, a lit flame burning at its front, with a brass vessel and offerings nearby. Four white-clad men with rudraksha malas around their necks sit behind their own brick platforms, each holding a small lit oil lamp or flame in their hands. A sacred fire ritual is in progress. A dark blue cloth lies on the ground between the groups.

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