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Night outdoor ritual photograph. A figure with long, wavy, shoulder-length hair sits cross-legged on the ground, wrapped in a leopard-print shawl over orange-saffron cloth, facing away from the camera toward a lit ceremonial setup. In front at left is a tiered white structure with lamps and a glass vessel holding a yellow-green plantain or banana leaf arrangement and a fruit. Around them stand several people: a shaved-headed man in white dhoti-style clothing with a sacred thread, a man in a yellow vest, a man in a white shirt, and women in saris and kurta-style clothing. The background is dark night sky with a soft light glow. The figure's appearance is consistent with a person presence, shown by the long hair and saffron clothing, but it is not a certain match.

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