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A photograph of a temple ritual with a golden deity murti seated on a gold-and-red pedestal, draped in yellow and pink flower garlands and set beneath golden ceremonial umbrellas. A man in an orange-red dhoti and wrap, wearing a red-orange turban, a gold pendant and a red flower garland, raises one arm and sprinkles petals or liquid toward the deity. Beside him, a man in a saffron-striped dhoti with folded hands stands, while another man in a reddish-orange garment holds a silver bowl. Seated women in orange and cream saris sit at left near a brass peacock-shaped oil lamp with a lit flame, with pink petals scattered on the floor.

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