A photograph inside a large open-sided tent with white and blue draped fabric. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a beaded orange-and-yellow garland is seated and receiving attention from a man in white clothing bent toward him. Behind them, a row of women in white saris and men in white kurtas sit or stand along a white-draped table. Red and white plastic chairs and a red-cushioned bench line the left side. In the foreground, a woman in white with a dark-haired head turned away holds a tray of fruit, and a large tray of offerings sits at right. A deity murti or painted figure in white and red draped fabric stands at the back right near the flower decorations. Several people in white are walking or standing across the tent, and the scene reads as a festive religious gathering.

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