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A shirtless priest with a shaved-headed, bearded appearance and a yellow shawl draped over one shoulder stands before a small golden deity murti decorated with white jasmine garlands, purple flowers and red flowers. He holds a brass plate with a bowl and lamps, applying a mark to the forehead of the image. The priest wears a purple and gold brass-bordered dhoti, rudraksha beads, a red thread on his wrist and rings. Red drapes and a gold-framed shrine surround the scene.

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