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A priest in white ritual dhoti and bare upper body sits cross-legged at a shrine, raising a hand toward a copper kalasha pot on an orange satin cloth. Beside him a golden-faced deity murti wearing a blue skirt, layered gold jewellery and a tall crown is decorated with white jasmine, yellow marigold and red rose garlands, with rose petals strewn at its feet. Gold oil lamps, a brass bell, a silver plate and a bouquet of yellow and red roses complete the puja setting, with other deity murtis visible at the left.

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