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Outdoor ritual scene beneath tall coconut palms and a bright sky. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis, one with long dark hair and a red headcloth, lean over a large ornate copper-and-red pedestal, draping white cloth and lifting a wicker basket. A third priest in orange stands on the platform holding a basket, and a shirtless man in the lower right, wearing a white dhoti and rudraksha-style beads, folds his hands in namaskar. Red and white marigold garlands hang on a brass stand at left, a coloured striped cloth is spread on the platform, and a tall copper pillar wrapped with greenery rises behind. Colourful bunting and a white umbrella appear at right, with onlookers in the background. This appears to be a puja ritual on a sacred pedestal.

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