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Night-time ritual scene before a decorated idol procession. A tall brass standing oil lamp with a lit flame dominates the centre, flanked by offerings of bananas, limes, oranges, coconuts and a brass plate of kumkum and vibhuti. To the left stand painted deity murti figures with garlands of flowers, one with a crown and a yellow canopy above. A man in a white dhoti stands behind the altar. On the right, a standing man wears a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala, looking toward the lamp. Strings of coloured fairy lights glow in the background.

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