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A crowd of devotees, mostly men with bare upper bodies or in white dhotis and orange shawls, faces a decorated stage at an indoor ritual. On the central platform a seated figure in orange and white attire with a red headpiece sits beneath a red canopy hung with white and red flower garlands, lit by a spotlight. Flanking the canopy are large silver-and-colour floral arches. To the right, a deity murti stands within a golden arch framed by flowers. Several devotees raise their hands and hold whisks or fans in the air during the celebration.

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