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Photograph of a Maheshwara Puja style offering at a temple-like hall. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, raising both arms overhead while a woman in a red sari with a rudraksha mala and a bindi kneels at right holding a white garland and an offering plate. Behind them a row of women in white and yellow saris with white head coverings stand under colourful multicoloured umbrellas. Long low tables display banana-leaf platters of food and silver vessels. A large silver bowl sits in front. A screen at top right shows a crowd. Ritual abhishekam-style offering, not explicitly identified.

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