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A stage ceremony lit by spotlights in front of a blue sky backdrop, with a large dark deity murti of a multi-armed figure seated beneath a canopy. Several men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas kneel around the central figure, one holding a trident, while a figure in orange and red with a long ornate garland sits near the centre raising a hand. A woman in a white sari kneels at right with hands folded beside another woman in red. Trident staffs (tridents) line the stage, and a kalasha-like vessel and oil lamps are visible at the base. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam performance.

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