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Indoor ritual in a wood-panelled hall with yellow arched wall panels. A seated figure on a gold-framed throne-style chair, wearing an orange-red shawl and orange garments, extends a hand toward a bowl of offerings. A devotee in a white dhoti-style garment bends forward to offer food from a steel bowl. Around them, women in orange, yellow and cream saris stand or kneel on a purple cloth, some holding flowers or plates; leaves hold yellow and orange offerings on the floor. Steel vessels and bottles sit near the throne, with a tall golden staff beside it.

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