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A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered cloth, bare-chested, with white and red tilak on his forehead, threads lime fruits into a garland on a silver plate of green limes. Behind him, a gold-framed deity murti with a trident stands on a purple cloth draped table. Seated women in white and red saris sit on a brown patterned mat in a hall with cream-coloured walls. The scene suggests a ritual preparation of limes, consistent with a puja setting.

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