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A photo of a ceremony in shallow water at an outdoor red-stepped amphitheatre-style tank. A figure with long dark hair in saffron-orange robes sits on a gold and red throne under a decorated arch of flowers and a yellow canopy. Around the platform, about a dozen men stand waist-deep in water: many wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls, one wears a red-orange robe, and one in pink-purple robes with a red shawl stands nearby. Flower garlands decorate the throne and steps. The image is watermarked in the corner. The scene appears to be a water-based puja or pattabhishekam in the Dasara celebrations at Sripuram, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Hyderabad.

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