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Indoor ritual scene in a hall with a large white Nandi bull statue draped in garlands and a red cloth, set on a green-and-gold throne-like seat. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in an orange robe sits on the floor beside a small brick fire pit with offerings of flowers and fruit. Seated devotees surround the area: a man in a white kurta with a garland, a woman in a red sari, a woman in a blue salwar outfit, and a man in a checked shirt. Drummers sit at left with a drum and a brass lamp stand, and a video camera on a tripod records at right. Hazy light falls through tall windows.

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