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Night-time outdoor puja at a temple courtyard. A man sits on an ornate golden lotus-petal throne draped with a leopard-print cloth, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a gold chest pendant, a long yellow-and-pink garland and gold armlets. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand at left and a kalasha-style vessel and flower-decorated altar fill the foreground. A wooden abhishekam platform, a large brass vessel and a striped cloth cover the ground. Electric fans and a parked white van are visible behind the setup.

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