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Indoor home ritual in a small room with pink-washed walls and a built-in shelf unit holding small objects. A seated figure in an orange-red robe with a long flower garland of white jasmine and red blooms, a rudraksha mala, and a silver trident held upright beside him appears to receive the ritual; a bowl of red and white flowers sits near his feet. A woman in a grey-green sari kneels at lower left, cupping her hands over a lit oil lamp. Beside her a woman in a purple sari and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti also sit near the flame. A bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala kneels at center, and a standing man in a white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body stands behind, holding a cloth. A woman in a rust-red sari stands with palms pressed together at left. A wall calendar hangs at upper right and an air conditioner sits on the shelf. Several people are visible, roughly five to six in total.

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