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A dim night-time photograph of a temple ritual. A seated figure in a dark crown-like headpiece and a brown-red cloth wrap sits on an ornate black throne, wearing a rudraksha mala and a long necklace; a flame burns on a lamp held near him. Behind him stands a richly decorated altar with layered marigold and red flower garlands, fruit offerings and a gold ceremonial ornament, with a silver-framed structure at the left edge. Several seated devotees in white and dark clothes sit in the foreground with heads bowed, some with hands folded, and smoke drifts through the lit air.

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