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Outdoor ghat scene at a riverside temple with stone steps crowded by many onlookers. In the foreground, a silver trident is raised by a hand, and orange-robed figures sit on red mats near silver puja vessels, bowls of kumkum and turmeric, and plates of leaves. A camera operator in orange clothing films the scene at right. Two figures seated on a green-draped throne-like seat with a gold arch are adorned with orange marigold garlands and red and gold headdresses, with a trident and a deity-like form visible. Men in white and orange lift an orange-wrapped body down the steps at center. Chalk floral kolam designs decorate the stone ground, and a garland-wrapped pillar stands at right.

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