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Night photograph of an outdoor ritual. A large bright fire burns on the ground in the foreground, with a burning effigy-like bundle of white cloth and wood at its base. Behind it, a seated man in orange-saffron robes sits on an ornate golden throne with a golden umbrella canopy above, a trident-like staff beside him. A row of standing people in white and yellow-orange clothing, some holding a fan and ceremonial items, watches from the right under a decorated umbrella. Smoke drifts through the dark background. The scene reads as a ritual fire ceremony with spectators.

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