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Two people in saffron and orange clothing stand with their backs to the camera before a richly decorated shrine with a silver-framed deity murti. The taller figure on the left is bare-chested with long dark hair and wears an orange wrap; the figure on the right wears an orange t-shirt and an orange shawl over the shoulder, with long dark hair. Silver railings run along the front of the sanctum, and red and gold textiles, flower garlands and oil lamps surround the murti. The walls are painted with panels of Hindu deities, including a goddess riding a lion or tiger and a figure with a trident, and a grid of the sanctum shows red and gold decorative borders. A readable sign reads Om Shri Maa Saraswati, and the scene shows devotees performing darshan at the shrine.

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