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Evening outdoor photo of a torch-lighting ritual at dusk. A shirtless man with long, swept-back hair and a multi-coloured garland of yellow and red flowers holds a tall brass torch with a large flame aloft beside a flower-decorated platform of marigold and rose garlands. A second flame burns in an oil lamp at lower right, and an orange-turbaned attendant stands at the right edge. Palm fronds, scaffolding and a purple-lit stage appear in the background, with a few onlookers at lower left. a person appearance cues include the long hair and flower garland, but identity is uncertain.

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