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Outdoor temple ritual on white steps with red bands. Two men sit before a white altar draped in white cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds and white flowers; a brass bowl and offerings sit on the altar. The man at centre wears an orange robe and a shawl over his shoulders and speaks into a microphone; the man at left wears a white shirt and an orange cloth. A tray of small brass oil lamps lines the foreground, with fruit, coconuts and dried plants. Behind, a black stone deity murti stands in an orange cloth with a yellow garland, and more people in white and orange clothing stand near a decorated shrine.

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