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A seated priest in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, with a dark tilak and a pink-white flower garland, sits cross-legged in front of a dense tiered display of black stone murtis, each wearing yellow and white flower garlands. At the centre, a larger deity murti in a red-orange dress stands beside a green-clad goddess murti under an arch of striped garlands. Brass vessels and a small metal lamp stand on the floor in front of the seated figure, with a microphone nearby.

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