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A photograph of a temple-style ritual inside a hall with a maroon curtain backdrop. A young shaven-headed priest in an orange-red cloth and white forehead and arm markings sits cross-legged in the foreground, holding a small brass vessel near brass bowls and sweets on a plate. Behind him, three deity murtis sit on ornate gold thrones decorated with pink, red, yellow and green flower garlands, with silk cloths in purple, green and magenta. Two standing men in white dhoti-style garments with white head cloths and flower garlands stand between the thrones. A gold kalasha-like offering table and fruit lie in front. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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