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A large group of devotees sits on tiered red steps during an outdoor ritual session, each beside a black stone shivalinga and brass vessels with oil lamps and bowls. Most men are bare-chested in white dhotis, with rudraksha malas around their necks, and several sit with hands folded in prayer or meditation. Women wear saris and salwar kameez, one in a white hooded top, and red prayer flags stand along the left edge. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person; the scene shows devotees performing puja seated in rows.

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