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A group of devotees stands on a striped woven mat in a room with a yellow wall, facing a small ritual altar with a flame and offerings. A priest in an orange turban and saffron clothing with a mala stands with palms joined near the altar. Several women wear saris and lehengas in red, purple, orange and green, and men wear grey and black shirts. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at the right, and a wall of framed black-and-white portraits and a television showing a red-robed figure appear behind the altar. Kalasha-like brass vessels and a fire pit are visible to the left.

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