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Inside a temple hall decorated with gold panels, red drapery and garlanded deity murtis, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holds a kalasha-shaped metal vessel over the head of a woman in a blue blouse and pink-and-purple saree, who presses her palms together and bows. Behind her, an older man in a plaid shirt and dark trousers sits in a wheelchair with bare feet. Around them, devotees including children stand near offering tables with flowers and lamps. The priest wears a white face mask and white marks on his arms and chest; another man in a white shirt and blue mask stands nearby.

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