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A photograph of a temple ceremony beneath a shrine decorated with pink drapes, green leaf festoons and marigold garlands. Behind the altar stands a deity murti with a crown and garlands, flanked by lit brass lamps and flowers. On a mat in front, a row of offerings is laid out on plates: fruits, sweets, yellow and white preparations and sliced produce. Several women in saffron-orange robes stand at left, one holding a tray. A woman in a white and yellow sari stands near the altar with hands folded. In the foreground a man in white dhoti with a saffron stole kneels beside a woman in orange sari and garlands, facing the offerings, as a camera operator in white with orange stole films the scene. Thick garland-covered stands and a brass kalasha-style vessel rest among the offerings.

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