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A bare-chested man in brown dhoti and brown shawl with a gold-bordered edge bends forward, placing his hands and forehead against a carved grey stone platform decorated with floral and foliate relief panels. A gold kalasha-style lamp and small gold bowls with lit wicks sit on the stone ledge, with incense smoke rising. Bangles are on his wrists and his hair is tied up in a bun. Bare feet stand on a woven mat. A brown clay pot with a plant sits nearby, and on a tray in the foreground are white offerings, orange marigold-like petals and red flowers. Behind is a red-and-white painted wall and an orange curtain. The scene suggests a devotional prostration at a shrine.

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