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A dark polished wooden door in a wood-panelled wall, carved with a seated Ganesha in the upper panel framed by scrollwork and floral rosettes, and a Shivalinga on a yoni peetha within a rope-edged circle in the lower panel. A brass handle and small lock are on the right, and a brass nameplate with Devanagari script sits above the frame. No people are visible.

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