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A shirtless man with long dark hair, a full beard, rudraksha malas and an orange thread necklace stands beside a grey stone murti of a deity draped in a red and gold silk garment and a white flower garland. A wooden yantra-like square box filled with yellow powder and a small metal plate sits before them, with a second bare-chested priest in white dhoti and rudraksha mala at right. The man's ornate rudraksha and orange cues are distinctive, but face-free appearance is not enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role as a devotee performing puja beside the murti.

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