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A crowded ritual hall with deep red drapes and gold-carved ornate panels. In the centre, several men with shaved heads wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, moving and kneeling near a raised stage. On the stage at the back, a seated figure sits on a white and red throne-like seat, with a tall ceremonial staff nearby. Devotees in saffron and orange robes sit on red mats in the foreground, and a camera on a tripod films the scene. Some people wear white and orange clothing, and one man has vertical white tilak marks and a rudraksha-style necklace.

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