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Indoor ritual scene in a room with a framed painted temple panel and a golden deity-style backdrop. A man in orange turban, orange robe and long rudraksha mala sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat with a gold-coloured ornate throne behind him, holding a small golden ornament and gesturing toward it. Seated before him, an elderly man in white kurta with an orange shawl reads from a book, while a bald priest in white with a rudraksha mala sits beside him holding a book. A standing man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and gold necklace holds a book, and a younger man in orange garment with orange shawl and gold necklace stands behind, hands folded. Offerings of bananas, apples and corn sit on a brass tray, and a woman in green and orange at the left edge looks on. Probable Swamiji (orange turban, long hair, rudraksha mala, orange robe, seated on a throne) is presenting the ritual.

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