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Outdoor ritual yagna under a tarpaulin canopy with yellow and red drapery and banana leaves. Several shirtless men in dhotis are seated on the ground, some in pink and some in green clothing with white vibhuti marks, near a decorated kalasha-style setup and a flower-garlanded deity murti with green face and large crown on the left. A standing man in a pink dhoti and a gold-coloured sash carries a plate of offerings, and a man in yellow dhoti with a purple shawl stands in the foreground. Oil lamps and flower garlands sit on the raised platform, with a yellow-and-pink-clad priest nearby. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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