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A photograph of a shrine doorway in a marble-lined temple hall. Inside the shrine, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti with gold border and a beaded mala stands near a gilded arch housing a deity murti in white garments with a garland, with pink flowers on an altar table and metal lamps. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with gold trim and a beaded headband holds an orange offering, and a bare-chested man in a pink shawl with blue printed text and white dhoti stands with hands folded. A white-clad attendant stands at the left edge. Petals are scattered on the floor, consistent with puja.

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