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Night scene in a temple-like setting lit with warm orange and green light. Two large orange-painted guardian statues with multiple arms and elaborate headdresses stand on either side of a dark central doorway hung with strings of small lights and bells. In the doorway, a standing figure with a long dark beard and hair under a dark crown holds a trident in one raised hand and a staff in the other, wearing a red-brown robe, a gold necklace and beaded neck ornaments. Brass oil lamps stand in the foreground. The figure appears to be a costumed performer or a deity murti rather than a clearly identified person.

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