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A photograph of a temple shrine in front of a deity murti draped with garlands of marigolds and white flowers, with brass lamps and a silver tray of flowers and offerings on a stone platform. A man in an orange robe with a pink shawl and a heavy garland of yellow, red and white flowers stands at the centre, smiling and receiving the garland as devotees in saffron robes and white dhotis stand around him with hands folded. Behind them an older man in a green sari-style garment wears a rudraksha mala and a white-clad attendant bends over the offerings. Red and orange cloth hangs from the pillars and a palm-leaf decoration is visible at the right. The pictured man has no clearly identifiable appearance cues sufficient to confirm an identity, so he is described by role only.

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