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Night ritual under a white and pink canopy. A priest in orange dhoti and a red cap, bare-chested, bends over a brass pot beside a golden Shiva face mask and lit oil lamps. A large fire burns in a wooden homa pit with a white rangoli border. A seated man in a golden throne wears an orange-red robe and rudraksha, hands folded, with a second person in orange standing behind him. A black stone lingam garlanded with yellow and white flowers stands in the centre, and a red-and-gold shrine with deity figures is at the left. Smoke drifts across the scene and a speaker stands on the floor.

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