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A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard at dusk. A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head and arm bands, pours liquid from a small metal vessel into a fire pit with glowing flames and rising smoke. Beside him is a brass pot and offering plates with fruit and flowers. Behind him stands a large decorated deity murti on a turquoise-painted platform, draped with yellow marigold garlands, red flower garlands and gold ornaments, with a multi-headed serpent canopy above and lion figures at its base. Stone steps with red and white bands lead up to the shrine, with palm foliage and a small illuminated shrine structure in the background.

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