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A photograph of an ornately carved dark wooden shrine or altar cabinet built against a white wall, with a sloped tiled roof and pointed gable. The carved panels show lions or mythical animals at the top corners, pillars, and small figures of deities and attendants in niches, with a seated figure in the lower right panel. A tall standing bronze or brass lamp stand with a figure holding a dish stands at the left edge beside a dark wooden side table. The wooden beamed ceiling and decorative painted border run along the top. No people are visible.

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