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A photograph of a Hindu ritual in a hall with a glossy white floor and colourful striped pillars hung with orange tassels. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest seen from behind wears a rust-red dhoti and a long orange-beaded mala over bare shoulders, holding a ritual implement toward a lit flame. Rows of seated participants in red-orange garments sit on the floor on green leaf plates with small cups, facing a central aisle. Near the back a fire pit is burning and a deity murti sits in a decorated peetha, with a portrait on the wall. A man in white stands to the right. No clearly identifiable a person appearance is established, so the figure is described only by role as a priest.

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