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A temple ritual hall with deep red walls and a gold-framed throne canopy. On the left, a man with a shaved head wearing an orange-brown garment sits on an ornate gold throne draped with yellow and orange flower garlands and a saffron cloth; a trident-topped staff stands beside him. At centre, several priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, one wearing a blue-bordered cloth, stand before a decorated altar with a red cloth and a flower-garlanded figure. On the right, a woman in a purple-bordered sari and garlands stands before a silver and gold shrine holding a deity murti with a crown and necklace of flowers. Brass bowls of marigolds, rose petals, fruit and sweets lie on the floor, and a seated priest in orange sits on a striped rug in the foreground. Only a handful of people are visible, and the scene reads as a puja or abhishekam setting.

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