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Interior of a temple shrine with a colourful painted ceiling of concentric lotus-style medallions in red, yellow, green and pink. Two ornately carved yali-pillar brackets in green and red frame the space. At the centre stands a dark bronze deity murti of a dancing figure within a large flame-like prabhamandala halo, draped with a white and gold cloth and a garland of yellow flowers. Beside it stands a second bronze figure in a red sari-like garment with a matching yellow flower garland. Both sit on a stone platform. No people are visible.

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