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An outdoor photograph of a large seated congregation on stone steps, with many women in saffron, red, blue and white saris and salwar kameez, plus men in white dhotis and kurtas. A dark stone Nandi bull with a flower garland sits at the centre of the steps. In front are offering platforms draped in orange, green and blue cloth, covered with marigolds, flower heaps, and small brass bowls of fruit and petals. Two large bronze vessels with yellow marigold garlands and a stack of yellow-orange blocks stand on the lower steps, and a bundle of straw-like material lies at the left edge. A seated young man in white with rudraksha beads sits at the lower right. The scene suggests a ritual gathering, possibly a puja or satsang. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.

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