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A temple ritual photo inside a painted shrine. At center stands a deity murti dressed with layered garlands of red, orange-yellow and white flowers, with a green cloth and a purple-draped pedestal before it. Two priests in white dhotis and white head cloths stand on the right; the nearer one has bare, ash-marked upper body and garlands, the other wears a white shawl and garlands. At lower left a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a bare head and white markings on his body attends to a small flame in front of the altar. A fire burns on the lower right near brass offering vessels. Painted figures decorate the walls, and a gilded throne-like seat with carved edges sits at left. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja.

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