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Night photograph of a temple-style open pavilion with a lit shrine holding a deity murti, a large golden-framed figure seated in red and gold, flanked by smaller figures. A red carpet runs down the centre aisle toward the shrine. A figure in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha-style garland walks down the carpet, with a second man in white dhoti and shawl beside them. Devotees in dark clothing line both sides with palms pressed together in anjali. Saffron-robed attendants stand near the shrine, some carrying tall ceremonial staffs with decorative fan-shaped finials. A blue-canopied umbrella stands over the shrine area. This appears to be a welcome or puja procession. The printed page includes a portrait caption attributing the event to a person; the walking figure's identity is not established by appearance.

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