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A photograph of a small ritual inside a temple shrine room with orange and red draped fabrics and a golden deity murti in the background. Three men sit on low wooden platforms in orange and maroon robes with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms. The man on the left sits with palms pressed together in prayer, a rudraksha mala around his neck. The man in the centre holds a small flame over a tray. The man on the right, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a heavy ceremonial pendant, reaches toward the flame with a flowing gesture. Brass plates and bowls sit on the floor in front, and a microphone stands at the left edge.

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