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A photograph of a temple shrine with a seated deity murti dressed in a blue garment with gold embroidery, wearing a gold crown and carrying a trident. Red and orange marigold garlands drape the figure and the golden arched throne behind it. A priest in a white dhoti with a yellow border stands at the left, holding a white fan or chamara toward the murti during worship. Pink and white flowers and small brass lamps sit on a pink-draped altar at the lower right, with white draped curtains behind.

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