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Four people stand in a gold-walled room with a white marble floor during a ritual setting. On the left, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and white ash markings wears a white dhoti with a green and gold border and stands barefoot with hands clasped. Next to him, an older bald man in black shirt and cream dhoti with gold border stands with hands folded and holds a small object. Two women stand on the right: one in a turquoise saree with green blouse and a dark bead necklace, hands clasped; the other in a purple saree with gold border and gold jewellery, hands clasped. Beside them is a tall stainless steel vessel with a finial lid. Behind them, shelves hold red-and-black figures. A wall sign shows a QR code and text reading Scan Here to talk to THE SPH.

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A photograph inside a yellow-walled room with white marble floor and an open doorway. A woman in a red and orange saree stands with hands folded at chest level. Two women sit on folding chairs at left, one in a magenta outfit and one in a cream saree with green border. A woman in pink stands at the back holding a phone. At right, a bare-chested man with ash markings and a beaded mala stands in white dhoti with coloured borders, holding a phone. An older man in a black shirt and cream dhoti stands beside a steel kalasha-style urn. A framed deity picture hangs on the wall with a printed QR code sign reading 'Scan here to talk to THE SPH'. A green patterned rug lies at lower left.2024-11-07Photo inside a temple hall with gold-painted walls and a white marble floor. Rows of identical small red-and-black deity statues, each garlanded with flowers, are arranged on tiered gold steps behind the people. A woman in a seated position sits on the lower step. 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