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A photograph of a temple ritual in which a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white sacred thread bends forward to receive offerings. A woman wearing gold bangles and a red bracelet extends her hand over a wooden plate holding a yellow fruit, a small heap of grains or seeds and a metal spoon. Behind them, people in orange and saffron robes wear rudraksha malas, and one man on the right wears a deep red garment with a gold-toned border. A metal lion-shaped ornament is visible at the lower edge. The setting appears to be a temple puja.

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