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A photograph inside a temple hall with a polished reddish floor and yellow-ochre walls and pillars. A bare-chested man with a short beard and a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits cross-legged in an orange dhoti with a yellow sash, performing a puja with brass lamps and a plate of offerings. A woman in a green silk sari with gold border sits beside him holding a small brass bowl, and a young boy in a grey shirt and camouflage trousers sits to the right holding a small item. Puja items include a leaf plate with flowers, a red powder bowl, banana-leaf offerings and a water bottle. Three people are visible.

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