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A photograph of a temple ritual at an open-air shrine. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a red-and-white floral garland, gold ornaments and a rudraksha-style mala, standing barefoot in front of a yellow-bordered fire-pit or yagna pit. Around him, saffron-clad priests in orange and red dhotis and orange shawls stand with shaved or topknot heads, and a woman in a red sari stands nearby. Behind them is a pink-and-gold Ganesha murti garlanded with flowers, beside a gilded, jewelled Durga deity murti with a crown, red garland and a halo of small figures. Bowls of rose petals, brass lamps and a silver-toned ornate object sit in the foreground.

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