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Outdoor ritual puja before a small green-and-gold deity murti dressed in a green and maroon garment and garlanded with white flowers, set on a low wooden platform with marigolds and a pink floral arrangement. A long-haired man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking sits cross-legged on the right, extending his hand toward the murti. Opposite him a man in orange kneels on the left, holding white flowers or puja items toward the altar. A third seated man in orange sits behind the platform. Standing behind them are devotees in orange shawls and saffron robes, including a woman in orange near the right, and a few people in white and grey. A yellow sign with Hindi lettering stands on the wall behind. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired seated figure on the right wears saffron clothing, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial markings, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event.

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