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A photograph inside a pillared stone temple hall at night, with a dense crowd of devotees and disciples filling the aisle. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and several wear orange or saffron shawls and sashes. A man in a khaki uniform stands among them, and a man in a red shirt is at centre. A green light hangs from the ceiling, and a carved gopuram-style doorway with a lit interior is visible at the far end, flanked by colourful framed deity paintings on the right.

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