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A night photograph of a shrine at KAILASA HOSUR showing a dark stone deity murti seated in front of an ornate gold-painted arch with a tree trunk overhead. The murti wears a gold crown, an orange-marigold garland, a yellow dhoti-like cloth and a rudraksha-style bead mala, with a white tilak-like marking on its face. To the right stands a second deity covered in a red and gold shimmering cloth decorated with flowers. Offerings lie on the stone platform: a brass plate of fruit and leaves, a small brass vessel, and two lit oil lamps with marigold petals scattered around. No people are visible in the scene.

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