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A seated group of ritual participants performs a puja on a white marble floor, with brass plates, small bells and kalasha-style vessels arranged on orange cloths. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged and holds a small brass bell in his right hand, and a brass plate with flowers and offerings sits before him. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shawls with red borders hold brass lamps, bells and small vessels. On the right, another man in orange robes holds a brass vessel. No figure here is clearly distinguished by the cues needed to identify a specific person, so no candidate is named. A printed copyright line appears in the lower right corner.

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