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A priest in white dhoti with a white vibhuti forehead marking and bare upper body performs puja at a tiered display of black stone murtis of saints, each draped in orange cloth and garlanded with red and white flowers. Brass oil lamps burn on a gold-bordered orange cloth table with bananas, flower plates, a brass bell, and small bowls of offerings. The priest swings a brass lamp and rings a bell; framed photos hang on the wall.

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