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A photograph of a temple puja in progress. Three deity murtis are seated on a teal-draped platform, heavily decorated with long garlands of red, yellow, green and white flowers and gold crowns. A standing man in orange-brown ceremonial clothing, with a rudraksha mala, bare upper body, sacred ash markings on forehead and arms, and a gold-bordered dhoti, holds a lit oil lamp toward the deities with his eyes closed. A brass lamp sits on the floor at left and a pink curtain hangs beside the golden frame. The standing priest's appearance does not clearly match the a person candidate cues, so he is described by role.

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