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A night-time temple scene under a corrugated metal roof with bright lights. A woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala carries a brass pot and walks past a row of devotees. An older man in white raises one arm high, while a woman in a white sari with gold border holds a garland, and other devotees in white and orange stand along the path. On the right, a golden deity murti sits on a decorated stage beside a banana plant and a framed portrait. Banana leaves lie on the ground.

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