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A festive temple-style pavilion densely decorated with orange and white marigold garlands hanging from the ceiling and wrapped around pillars. In the foreground a raised pink-draped platform is ringed with orange flowers and holds brass vessels, fruit and plates of offerings. On the right a man in saffron-orange robes with a bare upper body works at the platform, while a few men in white dhotis stand and sit nearby in the background. Framed portraits of deities hang on the left and a golden lion-like sculpture stands beneath an arch at the back. This appears to be a puja or homa setting with offerings, though the exact ritual is not clear.

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