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A photograph of a temple sanctum decorated for Krishna Janmashtami, with a deity murti of Krishna wearing a crown and adorned with a large red and white garland and pink flower heaps. Hanging tassel decorations in red, yellow and pink, a blue and gold canopy, and a golden shrine frame surround the altar. Several men and boys in saffron and orange clothing stand around the deity; one boy in orange holds a small instrument near his face, a man in an orange dhoti offers worship, and another figure in a red headband wears a bare upper body with white markings. Clay pots, brass lamps and kalasha vessels sit at the base of the murti, with a small figure of Krishna in pink garlands set before it. The scene shows Krishna Ashtottarashata Namavali archana, a ritual of 108 names. No figure is clearly identified as a person.

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