Close photograph of a ritual in progress on a stone floor. A person in reddish-maroon robes with a gold border kneels and holds a slender brass stick upright in a round silver tray filled with deep red kumkum powder. A small open flame burns on the floor to the left, and a wooden tray with small items sits at the edge. Other devotees in white clothing are partly visible at the top of the frame. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close photograph of a ritual in progress on a stone floor. A person in reddish-maroon robes with a gold border kneels and holds a slender brass stick upright in a round silver tray filled with deep red kumkum powder. A small open flame burns on the floor to the left, and a wooden tray with small items sits at the edge. Other devotees in white clothing are partly visible at the top of the frame.

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