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Several men in white ritual dhotis and shawls sit closely together in a red-walled hall during a puja. Two foreground men hold ritual objects: the one on the left, wearing glasses and a gold-bead necklace, has his hands raised, while the man beside him, also in glasses with a rudraksha mala and gold bracelet, raises a small bell and an incense stick. Behind them devotees sit with hands folded in prayer. A green cloth holds brass vessels and offerings. Gold-rimmed brass plates hang on the red wall above. Visible physical people number about seven.

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