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Indoor ritual in a pale green room with a red and white hanging decoration above and a wooden shrine door behind. A person in a saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back hairstyle sits on a low seat, holding up a silver trident, and wears a fresh garland of red roses, white flowers and green leaves; the presentation fits a person, with long hair, saffron clothing and a flower garland as the qualifying cues. Seated before them, a woman in a cream and gold sari with red border holds a lit oil lamp, while nearby a young man in white dhoti and shirt holds a flame and a woman in a red sari with gold jewellery presses her palms together. Standing devotees in white dhotis, saffron robes and rudraksha malas stand with folded hands, and a photographer in saffron clothing holds a camera at right. The rite appears to be a lamp-lighting blessing with a trident raised over the group.

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