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A crowded indoor house visit in Tamil Nadu where a group of devotees gathers around a seated family. A bald priest in an orange-and-saffron dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at centre-left, hands joined near his chest. Beside him a man in white shirt and dhoti holds his hands together in namaste while a woman in a yellow-orange sari kneels with an oil lamp flame held before the family. At right, a person in orange and white robes with a red flower garland raises a silver trident, and a photographer in white clothes takes pictures near a window. Several children and women with folded hands watch closely. Approximately 15 people are visible.

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