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A photograph of a devotee performing puja before a large multi-armed deity murti. The man in the foreground is bare-chested with long dark hair, wearing a white and red flower garland and red bangles, and holds a silver bell and a small offering vessel toward the murti. Fresh white and red flower garlands drape the deity. Behind them are a painted backdrop and a colourful painted pillar under a corrugated roof. The man's features are not clear enough to establish his identity, and there is no readable caption; the a person field is unsure because appearance cues are insufficient.

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