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Night-time outdoor ritual at an open platform. A shaven-headed man in saffron robes with a white tilak sits cross-legged on the left, while a woman in white with a green headcloth sits at centre beside a yellow-gold square altar, a fire pit or pooja box with wooden sticks. Behind them stands an ornate golden arch framing a decorated deity murti garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, with a green cloth backdrop. Rows of people in orange robes sit on mats, including women with hair in buns and a braid, and a figure in orange with a red sash on the right beside a red-cushioned throne-like chair. Seated audience members in white, blue, leopard print and brown, with red chairs in front, face the altar. A fan sits at the right edge.

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