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Men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare chests stand with palms pressed together in namaskar inside a temple hall, many wearing face masks. Several robed devotees in white stand near the front, and a man in white shirt and trousers stands with hands folded at the back. Behind them are decorated deity murtis draped with garlands of orange and white flowers, with brass lamps and a kalasha-like brass vessel. On the red floor rug at the front is a small tray with a brass lamp, incense and offerings, and a laptop sits on a small table at left. Scene suggests a guru purnima puja.

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