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Inside a temple shrine, a bare-chested priest with long hair tied up sits on a blue-draped platform beside a golden metal murti of a standing deity wearing a crown, holding a trident and wearing a blue skirt with gold trim and gold jewellery. The murti is garlanded with white, red and orange flower garlands. The priest wears a white dhoti with a red border, rudraksha beads and a sacred thread, and holds his hands together in ritual gesture. Before the murti sit a gold bowl of red roses, a tray of yellow flower petals, and rows of small oil lamps on a blue cloth. A bookshelf and red and pink fabric fill the background, and a small garlanded figure sits at right. The scene shows puja offerings and worship in progress.

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