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A temple ritual on a stone floor beside a pillar marked A21. Several bare-chested men in white and yellow dhotis sit in rows, some wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground are coconuts crowned with white flower garlands, set on decorated, colourful bases with mango leaves, alongside brass vessels and pink petals. On the right, a man in an orange-red robe and dark turban holds a plate of pink petals and wears long bead malas and a shawl. Beside him sits an older man in white with a tilak and a green-bordered cloth. The scene suggests a temple puja or abhishekam preparation.

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