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A photograph of a festive temple shrine with large, brightly painted deity murti under a white and pink canopy. The central figure is a multi-armed goddess with a red and white sari and a lion beside her, flanked by other goddesses holding a veena and a flower garland, with an elephant-headed deity at left. A seated man in an orange-red garment and garlands sits on a silver throne, hands folded in greeting. Standing at right, a person in a rust-orange robe holds a lit lamp toward the shrine. In the foreground, many devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit facing the shrine, with marigold garlands and flower offerings on the floor. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine.

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