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Photograph of a temple ritual inside a thatched-roof hall with a whitewashed wall decorated with banana leaves, hanging green garlands and small paper streamers. Three standing young male priests in cream-white dhotis and kurtas wear orange shawls and beaded mala necklaces. The left priest holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other; the middle priest holds a lit flame and a ritual implement; the right priest holds a bell and a trident-like ritual staff. Seated devotees in white and orange sit on the floor on both sides, and a seated figure in an orange-brown robe is at far right. Ritual objects including a staff and brass items are on the floor. Visual impression suggests a puja or aarti, with the event context from the page unconfirmed by the image itself.

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