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Night outdoor ritual beneath strings of lights and palm trees. A tall copper-coloured ceremonial pillar rises centrally, with a woman in an orange saffron sari standing on a raised white platform, reaching up to tie or hoist an orange flag with green leaves attached to the pillar. Around her, a crowd of people in white clothes with orange shawls or stoles stands with hands raised or folded, some holding small objects; a few onlookers wear red and dark clothing. Illuminated garland lights stretch diagonally across the frame. A pale platter of offerings sits on the platform near the base.

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