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A photograph inside a temple-style hall with orange-painted walls and a doorway opening to a further room. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe, stands with palms pressed together in prayer beside a golden-edged wooden seat or throne. Seated on the left, a bald man in white and a man in white with a pendant are also in prayer, and a woman in a maroon sari with a red bindi holds her hands in namaskar. A brass aarti or puja tray with a red fruit sits near the figure. A potted plant and a pink drape appear on the right. Several people are visible in the background doorway. The figure with the mala and saffron robe is a candidate for a person by appearance, but the visible cues are not strong enough to confirm, so the presenter is described by role.

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