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A procession inside a decorated temple hall with a golden-roofed ceiling and yellow and red decorative umbrellas overhead. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange-brown dhoti, a multi-coloured bead mala, a heavy ornate gold-toned necklace and a bead bracelet, with hands in anjali mudra. Beside him a man with a long trident-like staff stands in a striped blue and gold sari-style dress. Behind them several people in orange and red turbans and saffron wraps hold hands together in prayer, while a small boy in an orange wrap and rudraksha beads plays a drum. On the right a large black deity murti with a white cloth and marigold garland is worshipped, and a green-leaved banana plant stands in the background. a person is the central figure with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha mala, performing anjali mudra during the procession.

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