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A ritual gathering in a small room with cream walls and an open doorway. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with gold borders and beaded malas holds up a silver trident-like staff toward a standing devotee, while a woman in a maroon sari and white flower garland performs aarti with a brass lamp on a tray. Other devotees sit or stand with palms pressed together, including a woman in orange and a man in a grey striped shirt, and a young girl in a green dress stands at the right. A seated figure in orange with rudraksha beads sits near the centre, and a sadhu-style man in a red-brown robe with rudraksha malas stands near the back. Oil lamp, flower garlands and offerings are visible on the floor.

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