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A photograph of a temple ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. On the right, a tall decorated structure. Beside it stand a deity murti and a figure with a red-and-white striped headdress. On the left, three men in orange saffron robes and a woman in a red sari with a long braid stand with hands folded, watching the ceremony; one man holds a small brass vessel. In front, a shallow pit is lined with brass pots, and wicker baskets sit at the edge. Banana plants and painted panels decorate the background, with more deity figures visible behind a red barrier.

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