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A photo inside a gold-decorated temple shrine. Central figure is a statue on a throne seated between two golden lion sculptures, wearing an orange-red turban and a red-and-gold garland, hands in añjali; the throne is buried under pink, red, white and yellow flower garlands and petals. In front stands a table with brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, kumkum and offerings. On the left, a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and white head cloth, with a yellow-bordered shawl, rudraksha mala and sandal markings, sits on the floor beside a brass plate of flowers. Suggests a pushpabhisekam or puja. Golden pillars and hanging decorations fill the background.

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