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Outdoor scene at a temple-like open ground where devotees face two large dark stone deity murtis on a red-and-white striped platform, one with raised arms and a crown, the other draped in white with garlands. A man in a striped shirt and dark trousers stands at left, a cameraman in an orange-bordered white garment films at left edge, a man in a white dhoti and light shirt holds a small child at right, and a woman in a pink sari and a young child walk in front. Golden arched gateways and garlanded pillars frame the platform. Visible people: about five.

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