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A photograph inside a temple shrine room with a row of colourful deity murtis on a raised platform behind, several in gold and red garments with halos. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti raises one arm, holding an object above a display of offerings. Floor offerings include bowls of fruit, brass lamps, marigold garlands and plates of sweets arranged on a cloth. Seated devotees in yellow and white clothing, several wearing face masks, sit on mats and cushions, with a woman in white and yellow at the lower right. A bouquet of orange flowers sits at the right edge beside a golden shrine canopy.

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