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A photograph of a temple worship scene before a large golden deity murti seated on a red velvet backdrop within an ornate gold arch. The murti wears a tall golden crown, a green garment, layered necklaces and garlands of red and white flowers. In front, a smaller dark metal deity figure is decked with yellow and red marigold garlands. A bare-chested priest with long hair and a white dhoti with gold border bends forward over the figure, while a second bare-chested priest in white dhoti and red-and-white sacred thread stands at right, extending his hand toward a lit lamp. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on both sides. This appears to be a puja or nithyotsavam ritual; no visible a person is identifiable.

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