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Photograph of a white conch-shell arrangement forming a Sri Chakra geometric pattern laid out on the marble floor of a shrine. Rows of white conches are set into a grid of concentric triangles and squares on a bed of white powder. Behind it on a raised seat stands a deity murti draped in a red-and-gold cloth and strung with colourful garlands; multicoloured hanging fabric decorates the pillars. A tall brass oil lamp stand with tiered cups stands at right. A date stamp in red reads 23 1 2006. No people are visible.

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