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A photograph of a ritual scene inside a temple hall. A man with long dark dreadlocks, a red-brown wrap, gold necklace and coral bangles stands at left, holding a white silk cloth with gold borders and draping it over a large brown pot-shaped object (a kalasha or sacred vessel) topped with a green leaf and silver-crowned headpiece, which is garlanded with white jasmine. An orange silk cloth lies over the object. A second person in an orange-red wrap and beaded necklace stands behind, and a brass oil lamp stands at right. Appearance-based candidate for a person, with long dreadlocks, ornate gold necklace and coral bangles, though the face is not clearly visible.

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