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A ceremonial Meenakshi Tirukalyanam scene in a hall with dark red curtains. A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved lion armrests wears a saffron-orange cloth and a long red-and-white garland, holding a staff. In front, a priest in a red-brown dhoti with rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before a yellow-painted fire pit, with brass vessels, a kalasha and flower offerings. Two young attendants in orange robes and orange turbans stand nearby, one holding a rudraksha mala. At right, a standing man in a red dhoti with gold border, white garlands, a white turban and gold armband holds an orange-yellow offering. Behind them are flower-decorated colourful structures and a deity murti display.

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