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A night-time outdoor crowd gathers in a courtyard strung with coloured lights and saffron flags, facing toward an unseen focal point. Many devotees stand with palms pressed together in anjali, and some raise hands in prayer. A man in a white dhoti with a shawl and a bare-chested man wearing a rudraksha mala and white cloth stand at the front right, while women in yellow, green, orange and pink saris and lehenga-style dress stand among them. A bright spotlight shines above the crowd. Behind them a sign reads Sri Nithyananda Lingam and Vaidya Sarovar, World's Tallest Medicinal Shiva Lingam. Tall potted plants and a light-lined structure frame the scene. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this image.

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