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Dusk ritual at an outdoor site with palm trees behind. A tall copper-topped pillar stands on a red stone base, wrapped with white flower garlands, green leaves and a colourful floral band at its foot, with a copper kalasha-like top. A man in a red-and-gold garment with an orange-yellow shawl and a long beaded garland holds a silver tray with flowers and offerings beside the pillar. Beside him a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti holds a flower-decked plate. Several devotees in saffron and red clothing stand near, and a row of cameramen and photographers in white shirts film the ceremony. A stone Ganesha-like figure with a flower garland is in the left foreground, and a yellow-and-red ceremonial banner stands at the right edge.

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