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Outdoor ritual at a tree-shaded site beside a large black stone deity murti, a standing Shiva-like figure with a trident-like staff and a carved stone arch behind it. Two saffron-robed priests with shaved heads and rudraksha malas work at a raised red-legged wooden table draped with a striped cloth, handling ritual items and offerings. A figure on the left wears a red-and-saffron garment with a white flower garland and gold bangles, and two white-clad men in the foreground stand with hands folded in prayer. A saffron cloth drapes over a ramp leading to the table. Puja or abhishekam setting.

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