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A photograph of a devotional reception in a plain whitewashed room. On the left, a bald older man in a peach-orange robe with long white and red flower garlands holds a silver tray of pink flowers, beside a younger man in orange clothing. In the centre, a person in an orange-red robe with a white garland stands with a shawl, facing a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. On the right, women in saris, one in purple and one in deep red, hold a lit oil lamp and a silver plate. A small clay pot sits on the floor. Appearance-based identity is uncertain, so no candidate is confirmed. Garlands, lamps and offering trays suggest a puja or aarti.

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