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A photo inside a gold-decorated temple shrine with ornate golden arches and carved pillars. A bare-chested man in orange saffron dhoti and orange head cloth stands at the front, holding a white cloth or vessel over a deity murti. The murti, adorned with a red-and-gold headdress and heavy pink and magenta flower garlands, sits on a gold throne flanked by two golden lion figures. Brass pots, oil lamps and a small table with offerings stand to the left, and a few other devotees in white and red clothes are partly visible in the background. The scene shows abhishekam and puja with flowers.

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