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A photograph at dusk of a man in an orange-brown dhoti and leopard-print blouse, with a long dark hair, white vibhuti stripes on his forehead, and a red and yellow flower garland over his chest, standing before a large black stone deity murti of Shiva with a trident, garlanded with red and yellow flowers and wearing a white and red cloth. A small oil lamp burns on the base, and red petals are scattered on the ground. The man holds red petals in one hand while another person's hand offers petals from the left. A photographer in a white shirt with a DSLR camera shoots from the bottom right. Wooden sandals rest on the floor.

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