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Outdoor evening puja on an orange cloth-covered platform under a canopy. A man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits at the centre, reading from an open book with a microphone before him, with a brass bowl and offerings in front. Surrounding him are brass oil lamps, flower-decorated kalashas, bowls of fruit, a gold-bordered silk cloth and a flower garland. Behind, rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and red or orange shawls watch. A young boy in white sits beside the priest. At left, a decorated deity murti with a garland stands on a golden base. This appears to be a homa-style ritual.

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