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Outdoor ritual at a decorated table draped in purple cloth and laden with garlands, bananas, apples, coconut and a brass tray of offerings. A man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl holds a brass lamp with a bright flame, while an attendant in orange and gold reaches in from the left. Nearby devotees stand with hands pressed in anjali, a woman in orange with bangles and folded hands at right, and a crowd gathers under trees and a thatched roof. A watermarked copyright notice appears on the lower right.

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