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A ceremonial scene inside a bare white-walled room. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with long swept-back hair and a multi-strand garland of white and red flowers plus a dark rudraksha-style mala, extends a green leaf toward a seated figure in an orange sari whose head is bowed. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange holds a small brass pooja vessel on a tray of petals. A woman in an orange-and-cream sari holds a brass cup and a plastic bag of rose petals, and another woman in orange kneels nearby. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand at the edges holding a brass pot of water and a plate. The orange-robed figure in the centre shows a person cues: long swept-back hair, orange turban and robe, and a garland with rudraksha beads, and is positioned as the officiant of a welcome or blessing rite.

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