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Night puja at an outdoor temple shrine decorated with yellow marigold garlands and banana leaves. Three priests in saffron-orange dhotis sit on a striped floor cloth, one playing a hand-held bell or small instrument while others chant with folded hands. Ornate gold arched niches hold deity murtis draped in flower garlands, with a tall brass kalasha and brass lamps on a raised platform in front. Plates of flowers, rice and offerings sit at the front. A seated figure in a white dhoti with a saffron cloth stands to the right of the shrine. No identifiable a person depicted with clear cues.

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