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A photograph of a fire ritual before a decorated deity murti draped in yellow and magenta garlands. Two priests sit with their backs to the camera: the left one wears an orange cloth and holds a small offering plate, and the right one, bare-chested with a saffron headband and a zebra-striped cloth, feeds a yellow item into a large fire. A heap of bananas lies beside the fire, with a pair of wooden veenas and brass oil lamps around the altar. Multicoloured garlands hang at the right edge. Two people are visible, both seen from behind, with no identifiable face shown.

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