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Photograph of a temple-style ritual room with a red velvet backdrop, an ornate gold-and-silver throne, and a multicoloured striped mat on the floor. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala leans forward over a row of green and white enamel bowls, metal bowls and small pots, apparently preparing ingredients. Behind him, a bare-chested man in orange drapes a long orange cloth over a tall brass trident-topped lamp stand. Another shirtless man in orange holds the cloth taut at the right, and a fourth attendant in orange with a mala stands at the left holding a small object. Brass oil lamps with trident finials and a brass plate stand in the foreground, with a folding lectern at right.
Photo 542 of 740 from 2 September 2017

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