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A temple-style hall shows a ritual on a raised platform. Two priests in white dhotis and shawls, one with a white turban, hold a flower-garlanded deity murti on a green-draped seat and perform an offering. A bald monk in orange-saffron robes sits cross-legged at a low table with brass vessels, fruit and a lit oil lamp. Another saffron-clad attendant sits on the steps at left and a third bald figure in orange is seated at lower left near a telephone. On the left, an empty throne-like seat with red and yellow floral garlands; at right, a deity murti draped in yellow and red garlands. Painted turquoise walls with gold and pink temple ornamentation fill the background. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the person is described by role only.

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