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Indoor temple scene with a gold-painted lion sculpture and ornate gold pillar behind a group performing a lamp ritual. A shirtless man at left in white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp, with a sacred thread and beaded necklace. Beside him a man in a purple graphic t-shirt and jeans holds a small flame, and a young boy in a black t-shirt and brown pants stands with hands joined in prayer. Two women in white sarees with gold borders stand near a red-draped table holding lamps and a brass lamp stand, with a gold thali of fruit and betel-leaf offerings. Deity murtis, colourful statues and a tall dark figure with garland stand in the background.

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