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A large open bonfire burns on bare earth in front of a temple shrine at dusk. Flames rise high from a pile of charred logs and dry leaves, with glowing embers spread across the ground. Behind the fire stands a gold-coloured temple tower (gopuram) and a decorated shrine with a small canopy above a platform. A green metal gate and bare trees frame the left side, and a floor kolam of coloured powder lines lies near the fire. No people are visible in the scene.

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