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A photograph taken at night inside an ornately lit temple-style hall. Two large orange-toned stone guardian figures with four arms stand on either side of a doorway framed with carved ornamentation. In the centre, a standing man with long dark hair and a crown-like headpiece, wearing a maroon shawl, maroon dhoti and layered rudraksha malas, stands with palms pressed together in greeting in front of a dark grey wall. Hanging bells, lamps and chains surround him, with two golden lion figures and a purple-draped platform at his feet. Golden lamps glow in the foreground. The man appears to be a devotee-style figure in a ceremonial greeting pose; the setting resembles a darshan display.

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