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A cluttered indoor room crowded with gilded bronze deity murtis and processional figures, each adorned with crowns, garlands and white flowers. Several figures wear white dhotis or blue cloth and gold necklaces; one standing murti holds a trident-like staff and a conch-shaped object. A dark patterned cloth covers a chair behind them, and cardboard boxes, a black vase and a metal urn sit at the right. A digital timestamp reads 12 9:36. No living people are visible.

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