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A stage in an ashram hall with a painted blue and gold backdrop and maroon velvet drapes. On the left, a seated man in orange-saffron robes with bare arms, hands joined in namaste, sits on a gilded throne beside a standing gold-and-white statue of a deity holding a trident and a staff. In the centre, a group of musicians in bright red, pink, blue and green costumes play drums and hand drums before a large deity murti of Shiva with a garland-draped arch. Several garlands in orange, red and white hang around the murti and the seated musicians. Brass oil lamps stand on the stage, a black speaker and wall-mounted fans are visible, and a bald person in orange is at the stage edge on the right.

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