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Outdoor pavilion with corrugated roof at dusk or dawn, sunlight glowing through trees. A small stone shrine houses a deity murti draped with a red cloth and decorated with garlands. In front, a seated priest in white dhoti with bare upper body and a woman in orange sari perform a homa or puja with a flame lamp, a fire pit and fruit offerings on a mat. Around them about a dozen devotees sit cross-legged on woven mats, mostly women in white and cream saris, some with long braids. A framed portrait stands on a white-draped seat near the shrine. Hanging decorative banners with bird motifs frame the scene.

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