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Indoor ritual gathering on a peach-coloured cloth spread over the floor. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in an orange ochre robe with a rudraksha mala kneels before a spread of brass bowls, a brass kalasha-style vessel, dried sticks, and small silver lamps; a microphone stands at the left edge. A woman in a pink sari with a white forehead mark sits on the left. Behind them, a woman in a dark top and multicoloured sari bends over a seated boy in a blue striped shirt, and several children, including boys in white kurtas and orange sashes, watch closely. A man in a white shirt crouches to assist. Some people in orange and white robes stand in the background near a doorway, and a golden chair sits in the back. Approximately fifteen people are visible.

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