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Photograph of a puja ceremony indoors on an orange-draped floor. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a green shawl sits before a large brass tray on a brick-like fire stand, with a garland of red and yellow flowers at his side. Around him are brass kalasha pots, coconuts, bananas, fruit, flower heaps, oil lamps and a lit brass lamp. A woman in a magenta saree with a gold border and a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl sit among seated attendees, including two young girls in pink dresses behind. The scene suggests a ritual offering with participants seated on the floor.

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