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A photograph of a staged temple-style ritual on a raised platform beneath red stage lights and draped red curtains. Three priests stand at the left and centre-right: one bare-chested with an orange turban and a shawl-like orange cloth holds a flame-like offering plate; a second, seated, wears an orange turban and a rudraksha-style necklace; two men in orange dhotis and white garlands carry trays. Behind them a gold-framed arch surrounds a deity murti dressed in colourful garlands and green and purple floral decoration, flanked by further garlanded deity images. A gopuram-style tower with lit decoration stands at left. Offerings of fruit, bananas and flowers sit on the platform in front, along with a small brass vessel and a wooden box.

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