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Night-time outdoor puja in a crowd of devotees. At a central table, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala stands before a silver-and-gold vessel decorated with white flower garlands, holding a lit oil lamp and a small offering. Nearby, a man in a white shirt holds a flame aloft. Standing devotees with folded hands and women in saris and yellow shawls surround the table, with wooden poles and a flame visible at the left. The man with the yellow shawl and mala is an appearance-based candidate for a person, but the image is not clear enough to confirm identity.

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