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Several volunteers sit on the floor of a temple shrine room preparing fruit garlands on a white cloth. Orange tangerines, green apples and lime-green and yellow fruit are arranged in long strands, and a seated man in a black track jacket threads flowers and stems. A woman in a dark blue top and patterned gold sari at right works on the fruit line, while a masked man in a patterned shirt sits at left. A standing man in a white dhoti-style wrap and mask stands at the left edge beside an ornate shrine. Behind them, several large deity murtis in red and gold garments stand on a table, with fruit and melons displayed at right and a draped throne-like seat at the back. Garlands of marigold-like flowers lie scattered on the cloth.

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