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A photograph of an ornately carved golden wooden vahana-style palanquin and shrine structure decorated for a festival, draped with maroon and purple fabric, dark beaded textiles, green leaves and pink flowers. Below, a purple cloth-covered platform holds coconuts with leaves, and at left a deity figure wears a long strand of white and blue beaded necklaces and a green-and-gold bordered silk cloth. Rose petals are scattered on the platform. Text along the bottom reads Sayam Kalam Yagashala Shodashi Homa, Day 3, Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam. No people are visible.

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