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Three men in saffron-orange robes sit on a stone floor in a temple hall with terracotta-red walls during a ritual. The bearded man on the left, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a green-and-gold shawl, sits with palms pressed together at his chest and eyes closed. The man in the centre wears an orange robe, rudraksha beads and a red-and-gold sash, and watches attentively. The man on the right, wearing an orange shawl with his hair tied back, sits with hands clasped. Behind them, people in white and orange stand and sit, and a standing figure in white dhoti is at the left edge. In front lie brass pots and a kalasha-style vessel, a small brass lamp, a copper cup, bell, and a tray of red and yellow flower petals and marigolds. Brass vessels and offerings suggest a puja or abhishekam.

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