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A photograph of a temple ritual in an indoor hall with a deity murti decorated with garlands in a golden arched shrine backdrop, flanked by colourful striped hanging cloths. Three priests stand at the centre foreground: two bare-chested men in white dhotis with cream and gold turbans and rudraksha-style garlands, one holding a silver plate and another with an offering, while a third man in a white turban and dhoti stands behind them. A low golden yantra-style platform sits to the right with brass oil lamps (deepas) and a table of kalasha-like offerings with green leaves, pink cloth and fruit. A banner reading KAILA... HOUS... is partly visible behind them, with decorated figures on a shelf to the right. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja preparation.

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