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Outdoor temple scene with a crowd of devotees in white clothes gathered around a white-based shrine. A large black stone Nandi bull, garlanded with yellow, white and magenta flowers and a beaded necklace, sits behind a small white table. On the table are a brass bell, a brass oil lamp, a small gold-coloured kalasha-shaped vessel, a silver-toned bowl of white sweets, and a deity murti in orange and gold garments wearing a white jasmine garland. A woman in a white sari with teal border and orange cord stands at left with a tilak on her forehead, a boy wears white kurta with a rudraksha mala, and an older woman in white sari stands at right. Several men in white shirts with rudraksha malas and event badges stand close by. No identifiable a person is visible in the frame.

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