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A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-coloured walls and carved gold figures. A bare-chested priest in a colourful pleated headdress and a yellow dhoti holds a brass plate with an oil lamp and offerings, facing a large Ganesha murti seated on a red-draped altar. The murti wears a red and gold garment and is adorned with marigold garlands. Fruits, bananas, sweets and flowers are arranged on brass plates before it. Behind, a smaller Ganesha murti and a red-clad deity figure stand among hanging marigold garlands and gold drapery. White sacred markings decorate the priest's chest and arms, indicating puja performed before the deity.

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