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Photograph of a temple sanctum scene at night, lit by warm lamps. Centre-right, a deity murti pair seated on a throne-like platform: a crowned figure with a trident-like staff and a seated female figure in red and gold silk, both adorned with heavy gold jewellery and white crowns. A black shivalinga stands on a black stone pedestal before them. The arch behind is densely decorated with garlands of marigold, rose and multicoloured flowers in red, yellow, purple and white. On the left, a standing male figure in saffron-orange robes with a red headband and long dark hair, hands folded at his chest, stands beside a flower-garlanded figure in gold. Brass oil lamps and a small brass figure sit in the foreground. Two statues are the only other figures; no living people are clearly visible beyond the saffron-robed man.

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