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A photograph from inside a temple shrine showing a devotee seen from behind, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and bare-backed, with dark hair tied back and a dark beaded mala around the neck, standing with hands joined in prayer before a deity murti. The large gilded deity figures are adorned with red and yellow garlands and gold jewellery; one seated figure wears a red and gold crown and an orange garment, while another wears a pink skirt with a white and purple upper cloth. A teal curtain frames the niche, with brass lamps and vessels on a stone ledge in front. A smaller seated figure in red stands at the far left. a person's identity cannot be established from this view, as the figure is seen from behind and no face is visible.

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