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A photograph of a temple-style ritual hall with orange-painted walls. In the centre, a richly garlanded deity murti stands behind a platform, decorated with marigold and other flower garlands. Before it, a priest in white dhoti and a shawl performs abhishekam or puja while a fire burns at the front with offerings. Nearby a young man in a white dhoti tends the flame and a woman in a yellow sari stands beside the platform. On the right, a seated woman in orange-brown robes and a gold necklace sits on an ornate chair. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes, some with red or saffron shawls, face the altar and listen or meditate. The copyright text and archive credit are overlaid on the upper right, but no clearly identifiable a person is visible.

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