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Outdoor ritual at a shrine beneath large trees. A dark stone deity murti stands under a golden arched torana, decorated with flower garlands. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl stands on a raised platform draped with orange cloth, pouring or offering from a metal vessel toward the murti. Two white-clad assistants stand at the left side of the steps. In the foreground, a seated woman with long dark hair wears a white flower garland and an orange garment, facing the shrine. Brass vessels, a silver tray, and a sheet with pink and green stripes hold offerings and pots on the ground. The a person candidate is not clearly identifiable, so no in-person a person is named.

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