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A photograph inside a temple room with a whitewashed wall and a tiled platform. Rows of small deity murtis, many in orange and green garments with garlands, are arranged on tiered shelves. At right, a larger deity murti in a pink and gold dress with a crown stands in an arched gilt niche. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with green-bordered gold edging stands before a table draped in orange cloth, holding a brass plate and offerings. Beside him a woman in a long brown patterned kurta stands barefoot. A video camera on a tripod is at the right edge. The priest's head is shaved and he has no visible distinctive a person cues.

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