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Indoor temple-style ritual in a tented hall decorated with hanging colourful tassels, fans and paper lanterns. In the foreground, a silver-coloured kalasha or pot stands on the left, and a red cloth covers the floor with fruit, banana leaves, coconut and brass bowls. A priest in a white dhoti with a saffron-and-gold shawl stands bent over a wooden platform, holding a brass vessel and pouring or offering during the ritual. Beside him, an elderly bald man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala sits watching. Further back, a seated figure in saffron-coloured robes sits on a gilded throne-like seat near deity murti and floral decorations, with a crowd of devotees visible behind. The scene shows a puja or abhishekam at the central ritual platform.

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