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A photograph of a crowded indoor hall during an Atmalinga Mandala process. In the centre, a seated figure with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments sits on a gold throne, with a tall silver trident upright beside them. A woman in cream sari with a rudraksha mala kneels in front, and a man in white kurta bends forward to offer something. Around them, devotees in orange and red saris, white and dark shirts, and orange lanyards stand and sit closely. A woman in red and gold sari sits at lower right. The a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.

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