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A large outdoor festival scene under a decorated tent with hanging colourful cylindrical banners. In the foreground a row of women and young women stand with palms pressed together in anjali, wearing saris in blue, green, orange, teal and purple, with rudraksha malas. On the right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holds a trident-topped staff beside a colourful parasol, and another man in white dhoti stands nearby. A trident and a brass kalasha-style lamp stand appear at left. A screen shows a figure in the background. Attendees appear to be in a devotional ceremony, possibly padapuja.

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