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A ritual scene at an outdoor ashram courtyard with an orange-washed wall and palm fronds. In the foreground a gold-framed deity murti with a garland of white and red flowers sits on a blue cloth. A woman-presenting priest in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold border and a long white and red flower garland stands at left, hands raised with a flame. A man in a blue shirt and white dhoti holds his palms together in prayer, a man in a blue kurta with an orange shawl stands with hands folded, and a man in a grey shirt watches at right. A small oil lamp flame burns in a dish. Several other devotees in white and orange stand behind. Appearance cues for a candidate in the scene are insufficient, so the presenting priest is described by role only.

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