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A photograph inside a richly decorated temple-style hall. A seated figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with a gold canopy, hands folded in prayer with eyes closed, wearing a rust-orange cloth. A kneeling priest in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp flame toward him. Large painted deity statues with multiple arms and gold crowns flank the doorway, and hanging oil lamps and bells are suspended above. Only the kneeling priest and the seated figure are physically present, plus a partially visible person at the right edge.

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