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A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with a golden arch and multicolored flower garlands in pink, yellow, green, maroon and white. A person with long, curly dark hair wearing an orange robe leans over from the left, reaching toward a large golden deity murti. The murti is adorned with a pink silk sari, heavy gold jewellery, bangles and a crown, and holds a lamp or ritual object in one hand. Another smaller deity figure with an orange headdress and red garland stands beside it. A brass vessel and a floral-decorated offering tray sit in the foreground. The person's face is not visible, so they are described by role only. Watermarked archive photograph.

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