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Evening puja at a temple shrine lit by oil lamps. Two large deity murtis stand under an ornate gold arch against a dark blue backdrop: the left figure wears a striped turban-style crown, rudraksha-style necklaces and holds a damaru-like instrument and trident, while the right figure wears a blue and gold blouse with a red garland. Both are draped in red and pink silk and garlanded with red and yellow flower malas. A white-draped platform holds a kalasha-shaped vessel with white garlands. In the foreground a person in a reddish-brown robe stands with back to the camera near a flame, and tall brass oil lamps flank the shrine. Strings of small coloured lights hang from the ceiling.

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