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Outdoor ritual setup on bare red earth with woven mats. A large carved wooden backrest or peetha stands centre-back, facing a red wooden box with white stripes holding bundles of sticks and flower offerings. In front of it, a brass vessel, a small plate of fruit and marigolds, and a potted flower sit on mats. Three women sit on the mats at left in white and red saris, one wearing a red border, with a fourth figure partly visible at far left. Behind them, men in white dhotis and a man in a pink shirt sit on a chair area, with turquoise plastic chairs in the background. The scene resembles a homa or yagna preparation with a fire-offering arrangement.

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