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A photograph of a temple shrine decorated for a festival. Central deity murti in pink and gold dress with a silver-and-gold necklace is framed by a garland of red, white and purple flowers and an ornate golden canopy with hanging leaf-shaped ornaments. Two gold-coloured standing attendant figures with palms joined flank the deity. On the right a second deity figure wearing a crown, multiple gold necklaces and a green-striped dhoti sits beneath a garland of red and purple flowers. A silver lamp stand and brass vessels stand on the shrine floor, and a starry pink-and-purple sky backdrop fills the top of the scene. No living people are visible.

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