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Photograph of a large ritual hall with white draped ceiling and hanging brass lamps. Many men and women in orange and saffron dhotis and sarees with gold borders stand and sit on colourful striped mats, their bodies marked with white ash bands on the chest and arms, and wearing rudraksha and bead necklaces. Several participants hold yellow food offerings and rice in their hands, and brass plates of offerings sit on mats in front. Some seated figures in orange and white nearby, with umbrellas in the background. The scene reads as a ritual offering such as a pinda tharpana or Maheshwara Puja.

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