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A large hall with white floor tiles and red curtains shows many young priests seated in rows on mats, performing a ritual. Most wear saffron or orange robes, others red robes, and some white dhoti with bare upper body and gold-trimmed cloth. Many have white forehead markings and rudraksha malas. They hold brass cones and sit before silver trays with small bowls, pots and offerings. A stone pillar stands at left. No individual is identifiable as a person from appearance cues here, so this is a group of priests performing a puja-style ritual with brass cones and ritual vessels.

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