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Outdoor puja before a decorated shrine of deity murtis draped in red, orange and green garlands with marigolds and yellow flowers. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange headcloth stands at the centre, offering something on a tray toward the murtis. To the left, a woman in a white sari-style dhoti with a yellow border stands with hands folded, wearing beaded necklaces. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a yellow border holds a microphone and chants. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, a golden kirtimukha arch and a brick wall with flowers form the backdrop, and a cobra and lions decorate the altar base. No visible evidence in the image itself of a person's presence.

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