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A night puja at a shrine framed by an ornate gold arch. In the foreground, a long-haired figure with dark matted locks, bare-shouldered and wrapped in a rust-red cloth, stands with back to the camera, reaching toward a silver deity murti decorated with red and white flower garlands. To the left, a man with bare upper body, rudraksha mala beads, sandalwood markings on his face and a white dhoti with gold border holds a lit oil lamp and a bell-like ritual vessel. Silver figures flank the murti and a red curtain hangs behind. Two people are visible.

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