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A shaved-headed priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands barefoot on an orange platform, extending a brass kalasha or lamp toward a decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with heavy garlands of red, yellow and pink flowers and sits on a red and gold draped throne beneath a colourful pillared canopy painted with flowers and bird motifs. A brass plate and a small fan-like object lie at the base, a speaker stands at right, and foliage is visible at left. This appears to be an aarti or abhishekam-style puja performed before a festival image. No one is visibly identifiable as a person by the cues given, so the priest is described by role only.

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