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Night photograph of a black stone deity murti seated inside a silver-framed arched shrine with a bright green cloth backdrop. The figure wears a red and orange shawl, a purple and gold garment, a layered gold and jewelled necklace, and a vermilion mark on the forehead, with red and white flower garlands draped over the shoulders. Below, a large mound covered in red kumkum or vermilion holds a copper oil lamp with a lit flame, ringed by a white flower garland. Small brass vessels and scattered petals lie on the base. No people are visible.

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