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Photograph of a temple shrine interior at night with a dark backdrop and several deity murtis decorated with white and orange flower garlands and gold-toned arches. A priest in an orange-saffron cloth stands at the central altar beside a brass lamp stand, while a man in a white shirt and checked lungi holds a small vessel near the altar. Several women in saris sit on the floor and stand at the right, one in a yellow sari and another in a white-and-red sari. A small child in a blue top stands among them. A brass container and metal pots sit on a stone platform, and a yellow flower arrangement rests on a tray at left. The scene appears to be a puja performed in front of the deities.

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