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A photograph of a small room with a ritual in progress. On the left, a figure seated in an orange-brown robe, wearing a white and red flower garland with a yellow bead strand, holds a large silver trident, facing the group. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and red shawl sits cross-legged holding a lit oil lamp in front of a bowl of flowers and offerings on a red and yellow cloth. Around him, a woman in a green blouse and gold jewellery, a girl in white, a girl in pink and other devotees sit or stand with palms pressed together. Standing figures at the back, including a woman in a sari and a man in a red checked shirt, also join their hands. A white door and shrine with flowers and deity images are visible at the upper left. The scene appears to be a puja with an oil lamp and a trident.

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