A dark, narrow photograph of a shrine niche lit by flickering oil lamps. A seated deity murti or statue sits within the niche, draped with garlands of white and pink flowers and a trident-like staff beside it. Bright flames of lamps glow at the sides and top of the niche against a dark wooden frame, with offerings or cloth on the platform below. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A dark, narrow photograph of a shrine niche lit by flickering oil lamps. A seated deity murti or statue sits within the niche, draped with garlands of white and pink flowers and a trident-like staff beside it. Bright flames of lamps glow at the sides and top of the niche against a dark wooden frame, with offerings or cloth on the platform below. No people are visible.

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