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A decorated festival shrine photographed at night. Two deity murtis are seated under a gilded crown, their bodies covered with heavy garlands of yellow and orange marigolds, red blossoms and green leaves, set against a turquoise silk backdrop within a red and blue tented canopy with gold fringe. A seated priest in saffron-orange cloth sits at lower left, facing the shrine, with brass vessels, a kalasha and offering plates arranged on the floor before him. Painted bird motifs decorate the tall canopy pillars, and the top of the canopy carries gold letters reading Nithyananda. The scene suggests puja at a deity shrine.

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