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A photograph of a ritual outside a temple entrance decorated with white and red flower garlands strung across a grey pillar. A figure with long swept-back hair, a red-and-saffron robe, a thick rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, gold armbands and bangles stands at right, smiling and holding a small object while a shaved-headed man with a white forehead marking pours or offers something. Before him is a large black polished stone deity murti decorated with flowers. A woman in a white sari with a red-bordered design and a bead necklace stands with hands folded in namaskar, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands behind her, and other men in white shirts are visible. A motorbike and scooter are parked to the left. The shaved-headed priest and the figure in red-saffron cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the identity is left unsure.

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