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A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with gold border stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a shrine of golden deity murti and figures in red and gold garments. He wears a white head cloth, rudraksha mala beads, a white arm band and white markings on his arms and chest. Gold ornaments, brass lamps and a golden arched frame surround the altar, with a red-draped seat at the lower right. A small pair of golden figures and a golden deity with a multi-armed form stand among the offerings.

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