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A photograph of a temple entrance with an ornate golden door decorated with white and red flower garlands. In front, several men stand on a stone step: a bald man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and a rudraksha-style bead necklace is at center, facing the door; a man in orange robes stands beside him; an older man in white clothing folds his hands in greeting; a man in a white shirt gestures toward a priest holding a brass plate with lamps or offerings. On the right, a man in a checked shirt and a young boy in red stand nearby, and a pink basket of flowers sits by the gate. This appears to be a puja or temple ritual at a shrine door.

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