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A photograph of a temple ritual at a shrine. A figure in pink and gold garments, adorned with a headpiece, a multi-strand necklace, flower garlands and a saffron-coloured shawl, sits on a raised blue-draped platform. In front, a person in a saffron-orange robe bows low with forehead to the ground. Before them, decorated pots (kalasha) with yellow marigold garlands, green leaves and coconuts are arranged on purple cloth, alongside a red and yellow flower-decked ritual object. Scattered petals and oil lamps (diyas) line the white and red steps behind, with deity murtis visible at the top edge.

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