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A photograph of a temple ritual in front of a richly decorated deity murti of Lord Murugan, with a sheathed spear-like vel visible at its side, surrounded by heaps of marigold and white flower garlands in yellow, purple, red and white. A bare-chested man with grey hair, a sandalwood and vibhuti forehead mark and a long rudraksha mala stands at left in a white upper cloth and yellow-and-blue dhoti with a red waist sash, holding folded banknotes as an offering. Beside him at right, a second man in a red-orange dhoti holds a silver tray. Below, a pineapple, marigold garlands, a red cloth bundle and a yellow cloth bag with a handle sit on the floor. Bright sunlight blurs the upper right corner.

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