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Interior temple room with cream walls and exposed ceiling pipes. A black stone Nandi bull with orange cloth stands on a dark pedestal before a table of brass plates holding bananas, fruit, kalasha and oil lamps. A woman in an orange robe with hands in anjali mudra stands at left beside rows of small orange-and-white figures. At right, a woman in a multicoloured sari and a woman in white sari stand with palms pressed together, and a man in white clothing stands behind them. A framed portrait hangs on the wall, and a saffron flag is mounted near the centre. Visible puja offerings suggest abhishekam.

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