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A garden area beside an orange-painted building with a corrugated roof and red-framed window. Seven grey stone or concrete seated deity statues in a row on the grass, each with a tall conical headdress and raised hands. Green shrubs and trees surround them. A round stone base with a central hole and a tall stone pillar stand at right. Two men in white shirts sit under the shaded veranda in the background, working near baskets and a blue bag. No readable text.

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