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A temple ritual inside a pillared hall decorated with marigold garlands and red-orange cloth on the floor. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sash holds a brass pot aloft near a decorated altar, while several white-clad priests attend nearby. At left, a row of sannyasis in orange robes and orange head wraps play drums and ritual instruments. Brass kalashas and offerings of fruit and flowers sit on the floor, and a palanquin-like shrine with garlands stands in the background. A man in white dhoti walks across the foreground. Several attendees are present but the principal figures are priests and sannyasis, with no clearly identifiable a person figure.

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