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Indoor ritual in a home shrine room. A woman in a rust-brown and gold saree with a red-and-white flower garland holds a tall silver ceremonial staff topped with a round silver disc, facing a kneeling robed figure in orange and brown holding a small bell. Nearby, a woman in a cream saree with a red border and a man in white shirt and mala sit before a flame lit on a brass tray. Standing behind them are shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron and white robes wearing rudraksha malas, a woman in a red saree, a woman in a purple saree and a boy in a white uniform with hands folded in prayer. A man in white with folded hands stands at right, and a small child in yellow is at the edge. A framed portrait and a glass cabinet are on the back wall.

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