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A large outdoor pandal with a red and white canopy hosts a satsang and Rudrabhishekam. Rows of seated devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, fill orange plastic chairs facing a stage. On the stage, a decorated deity murti sits under a gilded, ornate backdrop, flanked by red and gold umbrellas and banana plant stalks. A video camera on a tripod and a crane-mounted camera are set up near the front. A standing priest in white clothing stands at the right side of the stage area.

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