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Night-time outdoor ceremony lit by warm lamps. A bare-chested man in the foreground wears a red and orange head cloth, a thin silver chain and a gold-embroidered maroon waist cloth, raising both arms with fire torches, one flame visibly burning near his hand. Behind him, seated devotees in white and maroon watch closely; a gilded ornate frame and a tiered orange and red canopy stand at left. A man in saffron-toned robes sits in the background. The scene suggests a fire-ritual performance during an evening gathering.

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