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Inside a hall with unfinished brick walls and hanging marigold garlands, a shirtless priest with a topknot stands at left holding a brass tray and gesturing toward a decorated altar. He wears a yellow shawl over his shoulder and a purple and white dhoti. Behind him, several men in white and orange dhotis and sarees-clad women in purple and gold stand with hands folded. On the right, a deity murti is decorated with garlands of marigolds, red roses and white flowers, with green and pink umbrellas above. Brass pots, a lamp and flower offerings sit on the red floor. The scene shows a puja or abhishekam ritual, with the priest's appearance not sufficient to identify anyone further.

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