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A photograph of a temple shrine with an arched golden frame draped with garlands of yellow, red, green and white flowers, enclosing a pair of deity murtis: a dark-faced figure with a crescent and a snake-like adornment holding a trident, and a consort in a pink and orange sari with gold jewellery. In front, a priest in white dhoti and an orange waist cloth stands at a dark stone shivalinga on a pedestal, with one arm extended toward it. A second white-clad attendant with his hands folded stands at left beside a brass lamp stand. A small orange-robed figure. Also visible is a copyright notice in the lower right corner that is not reproduced here.

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