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A temple shrine interior during an evening puja, with a standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl raising a lit lamp at left and a smoking fire pit at bottom left. Three ornate gilded-and-stone shrines are heavily decorated with red, orange and white garlands and banana leaves; the central shrine holds seated deity murti in orange and red garments, flanked by other murtis. Brass lamps and offerings of fruit and flowers sit on the floor, and an orange-and-blue mat is spread across the floor. Only the one standing priest is a physical person in view. a person is not clearly visible; the standing figure is a priest in orange clothing and the cues are not distinctive enough to attribute.

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