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A night-time ritual in a decorated tent with red floor mats. Many men, mostly seen from behind, sit cross-legged in rows wearing white dhotis with gold borders and white upper cloths, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas. They face a lit screen and a fire pit with an oil lamp and offerings near a decorated deity shrine at left. Hanging paper lanterns and colourful pillar banners decorate the tent, and a tiered display of small lamps and figurines stands at right. Roughly 40 people are visible.

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