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A temple shrine with carved stone pillars and a sloped roof, sheltered under an orange-and-white canopy, showing a central deity murti of a standing figure with a crown and a seated figure with a trident and a bull at its base. Behind them a red and gold curtain frames an arched alcove; the figures wear blue and turquoise draped garments with garlands. Smaller side figures stand in alcoves, a golden arched niche sits to the left, and an orange curtain hangs at right. Above, painted bulls and a figure in a niche decorate the superstructure. No people are visible.

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