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A photograph of a temple-style puja inside an indoor hall with pale walls and a white floor. A man with a tripundra on his forehead, a bare upper body, an orange-and-cream striped cloth over his shoulder and a red-and-orange dhoti holds a bell in one hand and a lit lamp with flames in the other, performing aarti before a decorated murti. He wears a long white and multicoloured garland. Behind him, a large ornate golden throne-like peetha holds a seated deity murti dressed in a brown and gold silk garment, adorned with silver jewellery, a crown, and a garland of red, yellow, green and white flowers. A smaller silver figure sits in front on a blue cloth, surrounded by floral garlands. Brass lamps and a standing air-conditioning unit stand nearby, and a few heads of devotees are visible at the bottom edge.

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