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Night ritual scene under blue and purple lighting. A altar draped in magenta cloth holds three deity murtis adorned with white and pink flower garlands, with a silver kalasha-style lamp and brass lamps flanking them. A bare-chested man with a red rudraksha mala and sacred thread stands at the right with his arm raised, holding a ritual implement over the altar, while bowls and a metal vessel sit at the front. Silhouettes of the officiant and onlookers are cast on the cloth. Foreground heads of seated attendees are partly visible at the bottom edges. The person's appearance does not clearly match distinctive a person cues, so the presenter is described by role only.

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