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Night outdoor ritual on a gravel path with a line of people holding torches and standing in devotional posture. A shirtless man in saffron-orange dhoti with a garland and bare arms, hands folded in namaskar, stands at the front of the line near a tall flaming torch held by an older man in white dhoti and glasses. Two ornate umbrellas with fringed red, yellow and multicoloured canopies are raised above the procession. Other devotees in white, orange and brown clothing stand alongside, some with hands joined. A small table with a red cloth is at left, with trees in darkness behind.

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