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Indoor temple-style ritual photograph. Several people in orange-saffron robes sit cross-legged on a raised stone platform before a golden deity murti and a second figure with a lute-like instrument, with a purple curtain behind. A standing figure in saffron cloth with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a tray of red flowers and petals, and a man in orange at right holds a tray of offerings. Scattered petals and flower pieces lie on the platform, and a small yellow fruit sits near the front. A devotee in saffron at centre sits with eyes closed. The scene resembles a puja or initiation ritual.

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