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Night outdoor ritual on a riverside platform with a white railing and distant lights. A long-haired figure with a white forehead mark, rudraksha mala beads, gold armlets and a leopard-print lower garment performs a ritual over a silver Shiva lingam set on a blue-draped table with a silver kalasha and bowls. A bare-backed man in a saffron cloth bends forward before the table. Two women seated behind wear saffron shawls, beaded necklaces and white blouses, and a third woman in saffron sits at the right. Appearance-based identity is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm the presence of the a person candidate.

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