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A large indoor hall stage hosts a Kumbha Mela-style event with a tall painted banner of a lion-riding goddess with a trident and flag behind an altar. Beneath it, several ornate gilded palanquin-like canopies with red and white fringes, flower garlands and framed pictures line the stage. A white-clad figure stands at a central altar with a white cloth and red floral decoration. A wooden lectern sits at the front left. A large crowd of seated and standing attendees fills the foreground, with a projection screen on the right. Printed copyright text appears in the corner.

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