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A priest in white dhoti with bare arm and white sacred markings lights an oil lamp at a temple altar. Behind him, a black stone deity murti stands in a silver-patterned garment with an orange marigold garland and a tall crown, flanked by gold arched niches. A smaller black deity in a pink and green cloth sits to the left, and a small metallic figure stands on the altar. Brass vessels, a copper cup, a lit lamp, a bowl of mangoes, oranges, pomegranate and cucumber form the offering in the foreground. A phone on a tripod films the puja.

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