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Night-time outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof, with a string light and a lamp on a stand at left. A tall ornate deity or palanquin structure is decorated with white jasmine garlands and red and yellow flowers. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis and pink-and-white cloth stand in front; the one on the left holds a conch or horn-like instrument to his mouth, while the one in the center reaches toward the decorated structure with a bundle of green leaves. Another man in a white dhoti and gold necklace stands behind, and a fourth man in white dhoti stands at right. Brass oil lamps, fruit offerings, and a lion statue are arranged on a low altar in the foreground.

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