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A photograph of a temple shrine interior, centred on a single person seen from behind. The figure has long dark hair tied up with a maroon head-wrap and a white flower garland around the neck, wearing a rust-brown dhoti with gold armlets and bangles, holding a small lamp or ritual vessel toward the deity. The deity murti is heavily adorned with gold ornaments, a jewelled necklace and a bright yellow and red flower garland, with gold ornamental hands and a jewelled crown visible behind. Another murti on the left wears a green-and-gold jewelled necklace and garlands of marigolds and roses, and a lit oil lamp is visible near the centre. The figure is not clearly identifiable as a specific person from the back view, so no identity is asserted.

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