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Outdoor ritual at a stone platform beneath large banyan trees. A bearded man in a maroon-red turban and saffron-brown robe, wearing a heavy garland of white flowers, multi-strand gold and bead necklaces and gold bangles, pours or offers from a silver vessel over a gold-coloured object placed on the stone. Around him stand several attendants in orange and saffron dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, holding silver trays of flowers and offerings. A man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a rudraksha garland stands at right, holding a walkie-talkie. Red, purple and yellow flower petals are scattered on the stone. A decorated umbrella hangs at upper left. The scene reads as an abhishekam-style offering with flowers.

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