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A photograph inside a temple shrine. A priest stands at right, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with yellow borders, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and holding a brass bell in one hand while lifting a lit oil lamp with the other. Before him are two dark stone deity murtis under gold arched niches: the left deity wears a red and gold sari, a large gold necklace and floral garlands; the right deity wears a tall crown, a yellow and green garment and garlands. The shrine has red and green drapes and a grey floor.

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