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Indoor ritual scene on a raised red stage. A man with long swept-back hair in an orange-saffron robe stands at left, hands raised toward a row of seated figures. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts sit on the stage and at right, with coconuts and bananas on brass trays and small woven baskets of produce set out. An empty gilded throne with a red cushion and a small ornate umbrella stands at center-right, flanked by flower garlands. A large portrait of an older bearded man with long hair fills the back wall, and a red curtain hangs behind. A small floor fan sits near the throne. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam offering in a temple hall.

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