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A ritual photograph of a puja at an outdoor-style hall with a green mat floor. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a green shawl holds a metal cup, while another priest in white dhoti and red-bordered cloth holds a lit oil lamp aloft and bends over the ritual setting. A gold-framed peetha/throne holds offerings of white and red flowers, garlands and a kalasha-like brass vessel, with a purple cloth. Seated devotees in orange and red shawls watch, and a woman in a pink saree is visible behind the lamp. A lamp and metal vessels are arranged on the floor. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

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