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Photograph inside a temple-like hall at a Guru Purnima puja. In the foreground a person in plain white clothing, seen from behind, holds a brass plate of white offerings over a low altar decorated with flower garlands and rose petals. Behind him a figure in an orange saffron turban and orange wrap, with a bare upper body and beaded necklace, stands near a brass lamp stand. On the left a young man in a white shirt and white trousers stands with hands folded. Behind the altar a deity murti is adorned with garlands, and potted plants sit at the right edge. Lattice screens and a small speaker are visible on the left.

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