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A photograph inside a decorated temple hall with a blue and pink painted backdrop and deity murtis in ornate gilded niches. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon and orange sari sits beside a golden lion-shaped throne seat draped in red velvet and rainbow-coloured flower garlands, reaching out with her hand. Kneeling low on the white floor in front of her, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads touches the ground in prostration. Another person in orange cloth sits further back near brass vessels and offerings, and a flower-garlanded murti sits on a purple-draped altar. Air conditioners line the wall.

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