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A ritual scene in a temporary pavilion with white draped walls. Six women in red and maroon silk saris, with white and orange flower garlands and yellow-and-red vermilion marks on their foreheads, sit in a row on the floor facing a yellow-brick square fire pit lined with marigolds and small oil lamps. A bald priest in a maroon and gold dhoti sits cross-legged at the pit, holding a ladle over a brass bowl. Behind them stand a golden throne-like peetha draped with yellow and pink garlands and a large deity murti decorated with flower garlands and gold ornaments. A brass kalasha and a small orange and gold flag are visible to the right, and a few more people in red stand in the background. The scene shows a homa-style fire ritual with offerings.

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