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A photograph of a ritual inside a hall with dark red curtains and a tall painted cloth pillar decorated with elephants and flowers. A large decorated deity murti stands at the back, adorned with silver ornaments, a pink cloth and a crown, framed by a garland arch of red, white, yellow and green flowers. A second smaller deity figure stands to the right. A figure with long black hair in a saffron-orange robe, white markings on the arms, bends forward and reaches toward a small pot-like vessel on a golden pedestal. To the right, a man in an orange-gold robe kneels low over a dark carved base, holding a glass-like vessel with an orange flower. Two attendants in orange robes stand at the left, one holding a silver tray with ritual items. Brass lamps and offering plates sit on the floor. The scene appears to be an abhishekam or puja. Copyright text runs vertically along the right edge.

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