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Indoor temple puja in a dimly lit shrine room with dark draped walls. Several deity murtis are dressed in colourful flower garlands and gold-trimmed alcoves, with brass lamps and ritual vessels on the floor. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the centre-left near the altar, facing the shrine, while a woman in a red sari stands at the right beside another shrine. A man in a cream shirt and khaki trousers stands at the far right with his hands together. About ten devotees sit on prayer mats in the foreground, including a woman in a blue top, a woman in red, a girl in pink, a child in a white top and a child in orange, facing the altar in devotion.

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