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Evening stage event in a temple hall with rows of dark stone deity murtis and sculptures decorated with marigold garlands behind the stage. A large ornate deity murti with multiple arms stands centre-back, flanked by floral garlands and red-and-gold drapes. In front, an empty red-cushioned throne with a silver-covered seat is set on a stone platform. A man in white dhoti and white shirt with saffron-edged cloth speaks into a microphone at centre. Two women stand beside him: one in a dark embroidered kurta with a second woman in a red-and-pink salwar, holding a microphone and papers, and a young woman in an orange sari on the right. Brass lamps and ritual vessels sit at the left edge of the stage.

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