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A photograph inside a temple sanctum during Navaratri. A bearded man with long swept-back hair sits on an ornate red and silver throne, wearing a rust-orange robe, a thick gold necklace, a gold waist sash and beaded bracelets, with a red tilak on his forehead. He holds his hands cupped together in front of him, eyes closed, in front of a microphone stand. Behind him stand colourful deity murti in blue, pink and green garments with flower garlands, and a gold oil lamp burns to the left. A black stone yoni-shaped pedestal with a silver kalasha-like vessel and gold peetha bases sit in the centre. Ornate stone pillars frame the scene.

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