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A photograph of a temple ritual in progress. In the foreground a young priest in an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders and a rudraksha mala reaches forward with both hands, holding a metal vessel over a decorated deity murti draped in blue cloth and flower garlands. Behind him a second priest in white dhoti sits and performs the rite. A brass lamp stands at the top, and a platter of offerings with banana leaves, fruit and a lit cup sits in the lower foreground. Devotees in white and red saris watch from the side. The scene appears to be an abhishekam or puja in a temple setting.

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