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A photograph inside a temple of two priests performing a ritual with a golden kalasha. The priest on the left wears a white turban with gold border, a white dhoti with gold border, and a gold bead necklace; his bare shoulders show white ash markings. The priest in the centre wears a white headband, white dhoti with gold border, a dark rudraksha mala with gold beads, and a gold pendant. He holds a gold kalasha with a pyramid-shaped top, which the left priest also steadies. In front, a large brass vessel of water is scattered with yellow and red flower petals, with green leaves beside it. Behind them are a carved wooden door with round motifs, a red velvet cloth draped on a table with green fabric, and a small brass lamp at right. Behind the left priest, a framed picture shows a bearded figure in red.

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