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A photograph of a ritual at a golden shrine setting. Golden lion sculptures flank a golden temple-tower structure, and brass oil lamps stand in the foreground. At center, a carved stone or wooden deity murti is draped in yellow and white flower garlands, with red roses on its head, and a white dhoti-like cloth across its body. A right hand, wearing bangles and holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame, makes an offering. Bananas are piled to the left, and a rope of rudraksha-style beads appears at the right edge with a saffron cloth. Lower text reads Lakshmi Narshimha Homa, Chitra Nakshatrotsavam, 20 Mar 2022.

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