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A photograph inside a decorated hall during a puja at a Shaiva adheenam. A bare-chested man with a white-and-red tilak and a long garland of white and multicoloured flowers stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari bends forward toward a golden, ornate throne-like seat holding seated figures in crowns and garlands, and a golden trident is set upright. A red velvet seat and a tiger-striped cloth lie in front; a brass oil lamp burns at right, and a tray of flowers sits at lower left. Garlanded deity murti and a figure in gold and silver dress appear at the right edge. The figure in the centre does not show clear cues to be identified as a person.

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