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A priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti stands at left, raising a white fan or chamara high while facing a shrine. Behind an altar with grey stone steps, a black deity murti with a crown and multiple arms is adorned with pink and white garlands and a pink and gold sari-style dress. Below, a black Shivalinga is draped in red and white flower garlands, gold ornaments and a green cloth, flanked by brass lamps, a kalasha and a purple-draped altar with gold trim and yellow-and-blue temple pillar banners. This appears to be a puja or aarti offering in a temple sanctum.

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