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Outdoor evening ritual with a coconut palm behind. A smiling person stands centrally wearing a copper-coloured ornate umbrella-like headpiece with pendant ornaments, a maroon head wrap, a red and gold garland, gold necklaces and a jewelled belt over a rust-brown and gold dhoti. They raise a lit oil lamp in one hand and hold a handbell in the other. To the left, a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti with sandalwood marks and a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together. Another attendant in rust-brown cloth holds a silver plate, and further people in similar robes stand at the right.

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