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A photograph inside a decorated pavilion during a ritual. Seven women in red and pink silk saris and garlands sit in a row on the floor, facing a raised golden throne canopied with a gold umbrella and draped in red and white flowers. A man in an orange-red garment and a red turban-style head covering sits on the throne with palms joined. Brass bowls of offerings and rose petals lie in front of the women, and a stacked golden-yellow block of yellow material with flower garlands sits at the front. To the left, a deity murti in a gold and flower-decorated shrine stands beside a brass oil lamp. Gold parasols, green leaf decorations and a ceiling fan complete the setting.

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