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Outdoor photo of a puja before a decorated utsava murti (processional deity) on a wooden table draped in orange cloth. The deity is dressed in red and gold with a crown and a garland of marigolds. Offerings of fruit, a brass lamp and a tray are arranged on the table. A woman in a saffron-orange robe stands at the table's left side extending her hand toward the offerings. Around the table, many devotees in white dhotis and white saris stand with palms pressed together, and some women wear pink and maroon shawls. Golden ceremonial trident-shaped standards and yellow-and-red ornamental banners with a bird emblem frame the scene. A white bus with lettering stands behind, and a cameraman in the lower left holds a video camera. Beige ashram buildings and a dusty compound are visible behind the group. A man in a saffron-orange robe is not present; the robed figure is a woman. Around 30 people are visible, most partially.

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