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A ritual scene in a hall with a striped multicolour mat. Two bare-chested priests in cream dhotis and cream turbans sit on the floor facing a ritual setup; the nearer priest holds his palms together in namaskar, while the other sits behind a low table holding offerings. Brass and silver puja vessels, a small oil lamp, incense sticks, flowers, bananas, coconuts and wooden sticks are arranged around them. Behind a red rope barrier, several women in saris (a green sari, a maroon sari, yellow and brown outfits) sit on chairs watching. At the back stands a gold ornate throne-like structure and a deity murti, with decorated kalasha pots arranged on a side table. A man in dark clothing stands at the left edge beside a camera on a tripod.

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