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A temple shrine courtyard with orange curtains and grey stone pillars. Inside an arched shrine, a pair of deities is adorned with garlands and draped in orange cloth, with a green cloth hanging below. In front, a bald man in an orange robe, holding a ritual implement, stands at a golden-framed offering stand. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands in front of the shrine. Several women in saris, some in white and green, stand and fold their hands in prayer at the left, and a seated woman in a red shawl sits on the left with palms joined. A speaker and a whiteboard stand under the tin roof, and a few other attendees sit in the foreground.

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