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Outdoor photo of a small group gathered around a decorated deity murti on a wooden table under trees. A man in a white dhoti with a red-and-white shawl, left, bends forward with hands near the murti. Central figure wears a saffron/orange robe, a red head wrap, a tilak, rudraksha beads and a large ceremonial gold pendant necklace; he is. Another man in white with a red-and-white sash and beaded mala stands behind the murti. Two women at right wear a maroon sari with gold border and a mustard-yellow sari, respectively. The murti has an ornate golden crown, red-and-gold garments and a garland.

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