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Interior photograph of a marble-walled shrine doorway with white carved mouldings. In the foreground, a woman seen from behind wears a rust-orange sari with gold border, rudraksha beads on her arms, neck and head, and a gold necklace, standing at the threshold. Inside the shrine, a bent figure in an orange sari with gold border tends to a brass tray of offerings and flowers placed on a small wooden table before a gilded arch framing a white deity murti with a red-marked forehead. A third person in a green-and-gold sari stands beside the table. A brass plate rests on the floor at left.

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