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A man in a rust-brown sannyasi-style wrap stands barefoot on a striped multicoloured mat under a pandal at night. He wears a thick garland of pink and yellow flowers over his shoulders, a gold necklace, rudraksha bands on his arm and wrists, and a red-and-white forehead mark. His dark hair is swept back, and he smiles toward the side. Around him, people in white dhotis, bare-chested men and a woman in an orange sari stand on red carpet. A yellow-clad man stands at right, and a lit string of bulbs hangs above a yellow banner. Behind the group, a small deity murti is visible.