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A photograph of a man in saffron-brown ceremonial dress leaning forward beside a large multi-armed deity murti, appearing to adorn or perform puja at its base. The man wears a long dark-brown rudraksha-style mala, a gold necklace, gold armbands and a red-and-orange dhoti, with a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair. He is garlanded with pink lotus, white jasmine and red rose garlands. The murti has yellow painted arms holding a trident, a mace and other implements, a white crown, white floral embellishments, a gold-embroidered white sari and red-and-gold drapery. The setting is a covered open-sided shelter with a corrugated roof, red pillars and decorated banners behind. Visible in the image: one physical person and the deity murti.

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