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A ceremonial puja hall during Nithyanandotsavam. A seated figure in an ornate gold crown and gold chair, wearing a red-orange garment, rudraksha-style beaded garland and gold necklace, holds a hand raised in blessing above a gold-covered altar table decorated with white and red-orange flower garlands and a brass plate of offerings. Beside the altar on the left, a young priest in saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with white tripundra markings, near brass vessels, a bell and marigold petals. Behind them stand a tall carved deity murti in dark robes and a striped headdress, golden lamp stands with white candles, and a gold-patterned curtain. On the right, red-gold silk drapes cover a seat. The caption overlay reads Pratyaksha Pada Puja, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 16.

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