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A photograph of devotees receiving yellow flower offerings from a priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold necklaces and beaded bracelets. In the foreground a man in a red polo shirt holds out marigold petals on a silver tray while a man in a white shirt reaches toward the same tray. Behind them a man in a dark vest, an elderly man in grey, and a shirtless man with a rudraksha mala wait. A metal railing runs along the bottom. An orange wall and a partly visible banner with printed text form the background. The offerings are yellow flower petals in brass and silver bowls.

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