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A night puja at a temple shrine before a richly decorated deity murti of Shiva and Parvati. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at left: one in a yellow-orange dhoti holds a brass tray of offerings and wears a bare-chested look with gold necklaces and a shaved head with white tilak; beside him a long-haired man in orange dhoti and orange shawl with rudraksha mala and gold necklaces holds white flowers and stands near the altar. The altar is garlanded with red, yellow, purple and white flower strands, with a brass lamp stand at right and flower petals on the floor. Appearance-based candidate: a person for the long-haired man in the orange robes with rudraksha and gold necklaces, shown during the shrine worship.

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