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Outdoor evening ritual at night with a fire glowing at right. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala and bangles, holds a leaf plate of offerings toward a row of young girls seated on a stone platform. Five girls wear white flower garlands and white forehead markings; they wear purple, blue, orange and green silk saris and sit with bangles and jewellery. The girl at far right wears a white sari with a red blouse and gold necklace and holds her hands together. Tropical plants stand in the background. The priest's face is not visible, so his identity is unclear and he is described by role only.

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