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Outdoor temple scene in front of a black stone shrine with a sculpted Shiva and Parvati figure in orange-trimmed garments, garlanded with red and white flowers. A central man with long dark hair wears an orange dhoti, white and multicoloured bead garlands, and a rudraksha mala, with his hands pressed together at his chest. A younger attendant on the left in orange robes and a yellow-orange shawl holds a brass plate of offerings, and an older bald man on the right in orange and gold-bordered robes stands with a bead necklace. Behind them are black stone deity murtis and a black inscribed stone plaque in Tamil with a small pink-white railed platform. The setting is leafy and bright, with a golden arch behind the shrine.

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