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Outdoor ritual scene at a temple setting with palms and dense greenery behind. On the left, a bearded man in a rust-red dhoti and a shawl stands with hands folded, wearing a red and white flower garland and gold armlets, with a dark bead mala visible. Beside him, a woman in a white sari holds a camera to her eye and photographs. A striped multicoloured ceremonial parasol stands near the centre. Right of centre is a pink-faced Ganesha murti in gold and cream garments, draped with white and multicoloured garlands, its trunk curled toward a small offering. At the far right, a goddess murti with a gold face and crown is adorned with long flower garlands. Brass lamps and flower offerings rest on a red-draped platform in the foreground.

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