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A photograph at night of a priest standing at the left edge, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a white turban with gold band, a red tilak on his forehead, a beard, and a long black rudraksha mala with gold beads around his neck. He holds a brass plate of lemons toward a fire pit with a bright flame. Behind him, three decorated deity murti stand on a red-draped platform in front of a gold ornate arch, with flower garlands and colourful festoons hung across the top. Orange and gold cloth backs the altar, and a bright red-and-yellow kolam design is visible at the bottom. This appears to be a homa or puja offering scene.

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