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Outdoor photo at a pink-walled temple courtyard under a leafy tree. A man in a pink sweatshirt and dark trousers and a woman in a pink-and-grey sari stand at left, holding a green-rimmed brass plate with a foil-wrapped item and offerings. A woman in an orange sari at right receives the plate across a black-draped table with small oil lamps. Behind them, a seated figure in red-and-gold ceremonial attire, a red turban-style headwear and a white jasmine garland sits under a green, red and gold canopy umbrella with tassels, raising one hand. A timestamp reads 21-Jul-2024 11:44:34.

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Outdoor courtyard scene beside red-painted buildings under a leafy tree. A seated figure in a maroon-red garment with a red and gold turban-like headdress and a white flower garland sits beneath a green and red canopy umbrella behind a dark blue draped table holding brass vessels and a plate. A woman in an orange sari holds an offering plate toward the seated figure. Three people stand at left with hands joined in prayer: an older man in white shirt and white dhoti, and two women, one in a white sari with gold border and one in a dark blue sari. A man in a white shirt stands at right. In the foreground, steel food containers with lids and ladles line a long table, and a blue water bottle sits on the ground. A timestamp reads 21-Jul-2024 11:58:16.2024-07-21A photograph of three people performing a puja outdoors under a corrugated metal shelter beside a large tree trunk. 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