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A temple shrine room with a bronze-coloured wall and a lit wall screen showing a painted scene. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits cross-legged before a spread of fruit and food offerings on green leaves, while another man in white stands at left and a third waves a lit aarti lamp. Several devotees sit on black mats and cushions in the foreground, one in a blue and purple sari and one in a patterned top with a white shawl. Statues of deities stand along the walls, including a purple-clad figure at left and a seated deity in a red and gold arch at right. The scene shows an evening guru puja with naivedyam offerings and aarti.

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