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A ceremonial shrine display photographed head-on. A deity murti in a jeweled ornamented garment and a crown sits in an arched frame of red, yellow and white flower garlands, with a golden ornate throne in front. Below, a silver kalasha-like vessel and a sacred form are decorated with flowers and bilva leaves, and a wedge of white and red blossoms surrounds them. Two tall brass oil lamps with flower garlands flank the arch, their flames lit. The background shows a painted hill landscape. No physical people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.

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