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Six people stand in a temple hall holding small lit oil lamps in their cupped hands during a prayer moment. From left, an elderly bald man in a blue jacket and patterned shirt, an older woman in a white sari with gold border, a woman in a white sari behind her, a woman in a floral kurta with a sheer green dupatta, a young girl in a peach T-shirt with a red forehead mark, and a man in a grey zip jacket and jeans. Behind them stand golden temple carvings including a mythical lion figure, a gold arch, and a black deity murti with red flowers and gold jewellery on the right. An exit sign is visible on the wall.

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