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A photograph of a shrine with deity murtis seated side by side before a gilded arched backdrop. The central murti wears a tall gold crown with a crescent, a rudraksha mala and heavy silver and gold jewellery, and sits on a tiger-skin print cloth draped in green. Flanking murtis wear orange and blue-green silk, white and purple flower garlands, and ornate crowns. Small figures and offerings in orange and magenta silks sit at the base, with purple orchids scattered across the arrangement. No people are visible.

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