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Two men in white ritual dress perform a puja at a decorated altar. The man on the left has white vibhuti lines and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and matching rudraksha armband, and holds a silver cup-shaped vessel toward the altar while speaking. The man on the right, with grey hair and a cream-coloured garment, holds a small silver lamp with a lit flame over red carnations. Behind them is a golden deity murti and a pink backdrop. Printed on the photo is a pedia.org

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