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A photograph of a shrine room with pale blue walls and a light grey tiled floor. A white marble statue seated on a white pedestal wears an orange-red turban, orange robe and a red rudraksha-style mala, with yellow and white flower garlands draped over it. The statue has its hands joined in namaskar. Garlands in yellow, orange and white also hang along the pedestal's front. In the foreground stand a tall brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a brass plate with flowers and offerings, a small lit diya, a brass bell, a conch-shaped vessel, and silver-coloured ritual trays. Two smaller deity murtis, one in orange and one decorated with flowers and ornaments, sit on the floor before the pedestal. No people are visible.

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