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Four bare-chested male priests in white dhotis with gold and red-green borders stand barefoot in a small room with mustard-yellow walls and a red curtain, facing a black stone Ganesha murti draped in purple and pink cloth and garlanded with red and white flowers. The priest at centre, wearing a white and gold turban, reaches toward the deity holding a ritual item. The two left priests stand with palms pressed together in prayer, and a red fire extinguisher hangs on the wall. Decorative tassels hang beside the deity.

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