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A photograph of a colourful gopuram, the tiered temple tower covered in painted deity sculptures, rising behind a small stone shrine with a grey railing on the left. In the foreground, a red-and-white striped cloth covers a ritual fire pit where a fire is burning with smoke rising. A man in a green garment crouches at the fire, tending it, while a second man in a lilac shirt stands to the left beside a tray or offering. A blue KAILASA-style circular emblem appears in the sky at the upper left. Dry wood sticks are laid near the fire. Trees and a hill are visible in the background under a clear sky.

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