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A night-time puja in a covered courtyard with stone pillars and a red-and-white striped floor mat. Many devotees in white dhotis and white saris with gold borders sit or stand, several men bare-chested with rudraksha malas. In the centre, a woman in an orange top and orange head-wrap kneels and holds a man's hand, with an orange-clad figure with a rudraksha mala beside her. A brass lamp and a tray of flowers and fruit sit on the floor. Colourful hanging cloth decorations line the pillars, and a wooden cabinet stands at right.

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