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A photograph of devotees crowding in a temple hall in front of a large deity murti decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands and a gold-coloured face. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a long, unkempt hairstyle and white tilak marks on his forehead stands facing away, wearing a red thread around his neck. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and a man in a checked shirt stand among others in white and pink clothing, some with arms raised toward the murti. Carved stone pillars frame the dim interior. The scene suggests darshan or a temple procession.

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