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Outdoor temple grounds beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, enclosed by a red and white rope barrier. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a leopard-print upper wrap and a red-and-white flower garland stands on a dark stone-tiled platform, holding a small vessel in his hands at a shrine. Beside him a golden deity murti sits under a decorated arch with multicolored garlands, and red mats lie on the sand. The ritual appears to be a puja or abhishekam at the shrine area.

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