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Photograph inside a temple shrine during a puja. A dark-complexioned deity murti stands at the centre on a pink silk-draped pedestal, adorned with a white flower garland, a jewelled crown, a large ornate gold-and-pink shawl border, and a sceptre-like staff held in its raised hands. Orange-gold cloth covers an altar at left, decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, pink and red roses in a copper pot, and brass vessels. Two men sit on the floor at right: a bare-chested priest with a topknot and white body markings, seen from behind, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with a bare upper body, sacred thread and ceremonial bead necklace, holding up a brass oil lamp (aarti) with joined hands. A small sign on the wall is partly visible.

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