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Outdoor ceremony in a shallow water tank with red tiered stone steps behind it. A seated figure on a golden throne under a flower-decorated arch and a yellow canopy wears an orange-saffron garment and a red-and-white flower garland; the figure has long dark hair and is seated in a central raised platform with floral arrangements. Around the platform, many men stand waist-deep in the water in white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow shawls, and a man in orange robes stands at the front holding up cloth. A few women in dark and patterned clothes stand at the left edge. The scene resembles a Pattabhishekam-style ceremony at Sripuram, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Hyderabad, with the crowd bathing in the tank as part of the rite. A Dasara-celebration banner text appears in the caption area. a person is seated on the throne, identified by the saffron-orange garment, long hair and ceremonial setting.

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