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Indoor ceremony before a golden deity shrine decorated with red and orange garlands and a red cloth backdrop. A man in white ritual dress with a white turban and gold necklaces kneels in front of a seated figure, while a man in white with a folded red shawl and a blue-green silk garment stands at right holding a red object. Another man in white dhoti stands at left near the shrine. Flower petals scattered on the floor, bronze lamps and offerings on a white-covered table, and a banner reading Nithyananda behind. a person appearance is uncertain, so the kneeling figure is described by role only.

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