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Photograph of a white domed shrine labelled in Devanagari as Shri Vindhyavasini temple, with a carved golden doorway. Devotees in saffron and orange shawls stand on dark stone steps outside. A central figure in an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala extends an arm toward the crowd; a man in orange kurta and a taller man in orange with a golden necklace stand near the doorway, and a bald man in orange stands within. Several people in orange shawls press palms together in greeting at left, and a man in a grey shirt at right wears an orange shawl. Pigeons perch on the dome and a red-capped woman stands at upper right. Sign reads Kripya in the lower right corner.

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