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A photograph inside a temple hall with gold-toned walls and arched niches holding deity murtis in colourful garments and garlands. At centre, a large gold-framed shrine holds a seated deity murti with a crown and red-and-gold garments, flanked by red curtains. To the left, a blue-skinned deity murti stands with an orange garland, and a red-draped altar holds small figures and brass pots. To the right, a green-saried deity murti and a group of figures in blue and pink garments stand in another niche. In the foreground, a man in a black jacket and red-and-black checked scarf films the shrine on a tripod-mounted camera. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands near a side altar, and a figure in a yellow garment is at the far left.

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