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A photograph of a decorated shrine at night, with a central deity murti framed by a golden arch and a carved golden canopy. The murti wears a red and gold turban-style crown, a white and gold necklace and a long garland of yellow and red flowers draped to its base. A red cloth and a green backdrop surround it, and flower garlands in yellow, white, pink and orange decorate the arch. At the lower left, a young man in a white dhoti, with long hair and a bead bracelet, leans in and adjusts the garland near the murti. No a person candidate is visible; the figure shown is a statue.

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