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Photograph of a temple ritual on a raised golden platform beside a decorated deity murti with a green and gold sari, crown and flower garlands. Two priests in white dhotis with gold borders and white turbans stand at the center, one wearing a white garland and holding a small ritual object while the other, shown from behind, faces the murti. Seated devotees in the foreground, some in white and one in a blue sari with a white garland, and a few onlookers in the background, including a figure in saffron robes, watch the ceremony. Gold-toned ornamental carving decorates the altar.

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