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A temple photograph of a black-stone deity murti dressed in a red and gold silk sari, adorned with a gold crown, jewelled necklaces and garlands of red roses, yellow and white flowers. The deity stands within a golden arched shrine framed by red velvet. A priest in white dhoti, bare-armed with white sacred markings, holds a brass oil lamp with lit flames before the murti during an aarti. No one else is visible, and no a person candidate appears in the scene.

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