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Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like courtyard with smoke rising. A priest in an orange dhoti with bare chest and a red offering bowl raised in both hands stands at left beside a brass lamp. In the centre, a fire pit burns with offerings of flowers and fruit around it. Behind it, a deity murti in red cloth sits on a golden throne decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace. At right, a seated figure in dark red-brown robes wears a flower garland and a rudraksha mala, seated on an ornate golden chair under a striped canopy. Scattered flower petals cover the ground.

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