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A priest with a bare chest and white dhoti stands at left, extending his arm toward rows of black stone siddha statues seated on tiered black pedestals along a beige block wall. Each statue wears a red garment with gold-yellow borders, red and white garlands, and a tall ornate headdress with white markings. Brass plates with offerings, flowers and small dishes sit in the foreground. At left, a gilded deity murti adorned with orange-yellow flower garlands stands before a maroon curtain, with a gold prabhavali behind a second deity figure. This appears to be a siddha puja setting, with the priest performing worship before the statues.

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