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A photograph of a ritual at a golden shrine. In the foreground on the left, a person's back and bare arm, wearing rudraksha beads on the wrist, holds up a silver tray with a lit oil lamp. Beyond is a gilded altar with ornate carved golden canopies and a deity murti draped in yellow and red silk, adorned with yellow flower garlands and gold ornaments. A golden oil lamp stand shaped like a bird stands on the left against a red cloth backdrop. Lower right shows a blue cloth and offerings on the altar. Overlay text reads Yagashala Shodashi Homa, Day 10, Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam.

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