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A photograph inside a stone temple pavilion with carved pillars and a red velvet drape. Two deity murtis stand on a white-draped platform, one with a green and orange crown and garlands, the other in red with a crown. A man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands barefoot before the murtis, alongside a man in a yellow robe. In the foreground a second figure in orange robes bends toward the platform, with brass lamps, a kalasha and offering vessels arranged in front. A possible a person cue: the standing man has long swept-back hair and saffron ornate clothing, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone. The scene appears to be a puja or padapuja before the murtis.

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