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Night photo of a temple-style ritual under green stage lighting. In the centre, a person with a rudraksha-style red and white flower garland and a dark sash stands beside a brass oil lamp shaped like a peacock, with a palm-leaf decoration behind. To the right, a large blue-skinned deity murti with long dark hair is adorned with white and green garlands and holds a small object in one hand. A man in saffron and orange robes stands in the background near a second brass lamp with a flame. Several white-clad devotees with hands pressed together watch at left. A framed portrait of a smiling man in a red turban hangs on the backdrop. Visible scene includes banana leaves and a thatched roof.

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