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Outdoor ritual on a terrace with hillside and overcast sky behind. Two deity murtis stand on an orange-draped platform, garlanded with white flowers; the figure on the left holds ritual items. A man in orange robes and rudraksha mala on the right holds a lit aarti lamp toward the murtis, seated before plates of mangoes and bananas, with a small homa or offering pit and flower-decked vessels nearby. Devotees seated on the left with palms pressed together in prayer, some in orange and shawls; more participants in orange and white sit along the right. A man in a white robe and a woman in orange appear in the back. Appears to be a puja or aarti offering.

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