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A photograph of a white stone temple shrine at night. On the right, a gold-coloured deity murti sits on a raised stone platform, adorned with yellow and red garlands. Beside it, a seated figure in white ceremonial cloth with a gold-and-white crown-like headdress sits in front, also garlanded. A brass lamp stand and small brass vessels stand on the platform. A red cloth hangs from the pillar on the left. On the far left, a woman in an orange sari sits on a mat, and several people in white clothes are seated in the background near the steps.

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