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A photograph of a shrine with gilded arches and garlanded deity murti. A bare-chested man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala stands at right, holding a lit brass lamp toward the central figure, a golden-skinned seated goddess in a red and gold sari with flower garlands. Behind her, dark-faced deity murtis wear orange and red garments and crowns, and a golden kalasha stands at the lower right amid rudraksha strands and white-and-green garlands. A tall striped flag with a yellow flower motif stands between the shrine and the wall. The man is performing a lamp ritual (aarti) before the deities. No a person cues are visible; he appears as a devotee or priest, so identity is unsure.

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