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A temple ritual photograph inside a decorated hall with a white tiled floor. Two priests in white dhotis and white head cloths stand before a golden seat draped with a green and magenta cloth, one holding a garland and cloth toward the figure seated there. Smoke rises from a fire vessel at left, with brass plates of bananas, coconuts and turmeric blocks in front. On the right, two deity murtis wear bright ornaments and flower garlands in yellow, orange and red, and a gold and green canopy stands above them. A golden throne with garlands sits in the background, and a yellow turmeric block lies on the floor in the foreground. The scene appears to be an abhishekam or puja.

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