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A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread stands bending over a ritual altar, adjusting offerings with his right hand. He wears a long rudraksha mala and white markings on his arms and chest. The altar is draped in deep red cloth and set with rows of decorated brass and copper kalasha pots wrapped in colourful fabric, topped with green mango leaves and coconuts, with flowers and banana and fruit offerings below. A framed deity image and a small murti sit at the back beneath a large painted banyan tree backdrop, with brass oil lamps on either side. The figure is a priest performing puja; the page's a person mention is not visibly confirmed by the figure's appearance, so the candidate is uncertain.

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A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at a decorated altar under a white tent, holding a brass plate with a lit oil lamp in one hand and gesturing with the other. A rudraksha mala hangs over his chest and white ash marks his arms and shoulders. Behind the altar, a large photographic backdrop shows a banyan tree. The altar holds a gilded shrine with a small deity murti, a framed picture of a goddess, brass oil lamps, and rows of kalasha pots topped with yellow flowers and wrapped in red and gold cloth, plus scattered petals. Multiple figures of Hindu deities dressed in silk garments line the table.2024-04-14A shirtless man with short greying hair and a beard stands at left in a white dhoti with gold border, holding a brass tray of pink rose petals and a rudraksha mala across his chest. Behind a red-draped altar under a white tent, a large photographic backdrop shows a giant banyan tree. 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