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A photograph of a golden temple shrine during a puja, with a shirtless priest in an orange dhoti holding a lit lamp before a deity murti adorned with garlands and a crown. Another attendant in red-and-orange clothing holds a second lamp at the right, and flower garlands drape the golden arches. Smaller murtis in red-draped niches flank the central figure, with brass lamps and vessels in the foreground. A portrait in the top-left corner shows a smiling figure with orange headwear, but its appearance is too small to confirm reliably, and the printed caption identifies the event as Day 3 of Nithyanandotsavam.

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