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Seated devotees fill a hall during a Meenakshi Tirukalyanam celebration. In the foreground, a woman in a cream kurta with a yellow dhoti and green shawl sits with hands folded, beside a man in an orange-patterned kurta and white dhoti. Behind them, a man in a light blue kurta wears a rudraksha mala and a tilak, sitting cross-legged. Women in saffron, pink, blue and purple saris sit on mats. Brass plates hold rose petals and offerings on white cloths along the floor. In the background, colourful deity murtis and a golden circular frame decorate the altar area, with a pink-and-gold ceremonial backdrop behind it.

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