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A pooja hall under a thatched canopy at night, with strings of coloured lights overhead. A large crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Many men wear saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas, while a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered upper cloth stands at the right and a woman in a white sari and bead garland stands in the centre with hands folded. Trays of food offerings and small oil lamps are arranged on the floor in front, and a deity murti sits under a decorated canopy at the right. A printed copyright line appears on the right side of the photo.

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