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Close-up photograph of a ritual arrangement for the Palliyezluchchi (awakening) ceremony. A small brass oil lamp burns on a silver-toned tray beside a yellow turmeric or fruit-like object. Behind them sits an ornate gold-and-enamel deity face or mask with red and green enamel petals and a yellow swastika plaque, next to a green-framed mirror, a comb, a red silk cloth with gold trim and a gold jewelled ornament. A green and gold bordered cloth lies at the right. The timestamp reads 22-Jul-2024 5:25:35 am and the label Palliyeluchi. No people are visible.

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