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A photograph of a shrine at a temple, where a deity murti pair is seated under an ornate golden arch. The central figure wears a red turban and a white and gold ornamented costume with a trident, while the figure beside it wears a red sari with gold jewellery. Both are draped in garlands of yellow and purple flowers. In front, a boy in a brown shirt and white dhoti bends over a black stone basin, pouring water over a small black lingam-shaped stone, as an abhishekam. To the left, two men stand with folded hands: one in white shirt and white dhoti, the other in white with a yellow shawl. Brass oil lamps stand at the right, and a rudraksha-style garland hangs on the far right.

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