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Outdoor view of a small Himalayan temple built against a steep, vegetated rock face. The cream-and-orange structure has scalloped orange eaves, a tall tiled shikhara-style tower above, and an open pillared porch with marigold garlands hanging at the entrance. A saffron flag on a pole stands at the right. A crowd of devotees gathers on the steps and forecourt: a bare-chested older man in a peach-coloured cloth stands near the entrance, an elderly man in a white and orange shawl stands to the right, and several people in orange and white garments and woolen caps mill about. A woman in a red and white sari with a shawl stands in the centre-right. Partially visible white cloths are draped at the far left. Some people are seen in the background at the right edge; a white-clad figure and others stand near the temple wall.

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