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A night-time ritual scene at a temple courtyard. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a tiered display of many deity murtis, most garlanded with marigold and yellow flower strings. A central elevated shrine under a canopy holds a deity murti draped in garlands. Brass lamps and a silver stand line the left foreground, and cushions with a red seat sit on a cloth-covered floor. The wall behind is red and the lighting is warm and dim. The man is a priest or devotee at worship; no identity is claimed from appearance.

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