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A photograph of a ritual in an open courtyard before a golden shrine with a deity murti, framed by yellow and orange flower garlands. Seated on a striped cloth, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with an orange cloth at his waist and a rudraksha mala leans over a spread of offerings: coconuts, bananas, marigold and pink flower heaps, betel leaves, bowls of turmeric and vermilion, a kalasha pot wrapped in flowers, and a small oil lamp. Behind him a second man in white dhoti and ochre shawl sits with a folded cloth, and at the right edge a woman in a pink sari sits in the background. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with hair in a bun and a pink flower garland is seated with a flower in hand, a shell bangle and a sacred thread. This appears to be an abhishekam-style puja with coconut offerings.

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