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A photograph of a Navaratri-style worship in a covered open hall at night, with a fire pit (homa) burning in the foreground on a low dais. Several large white clay deity murtis with garlands of marigolds stand on the right, including a elephant-headed Ganesha figure in orange and white. A seated man in an orange-red dhoti and rudraksha mala sits on an orange chair at left, while a standing priest in white dhoti with a red turban holds his hands together in prayer near a large brass vessel. Another man in red dhoti at left gestures with his hand. Brass lamps and a kalasha sit near the fire. Visible people total four, and the seated man in orange is the only candidate for the named teacher, but his face and clothing do not give enough cues to confirm identity, so the appearance is uncertain.

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