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A wide photo of a temple-style hall with a white tiled floor and a blue-and-gold painted backdrop. On the left, a seated figure in saffron-coloured robes wearing a rudraksha mala sits on a gold throne decorated with marigold garlands, beside two seated priests in white and orange cloth. Centre right, a standing man in white dhoti and shawl with bare upper body folds his hands in a namaskar before a row of decorated gold thrones holding deity murtis draped in pink, purple and green cloth with flower garlands. A yellow cushion sits on the floor with platters of offerings, fruit and sweets in front. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam in progress.

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