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A shirtless man in an orange ochre cloth sits cross-legged at lower left, arranging white and red flowers on a pile of flower garlands at the base of a deity murti. The murti stands in a carved white arch inside a tiled temple wall, wearing a large flower garland mixed with yellow and red blossoms, a dark crown and a red bindi, with an orange-gold cloth behind it. A brass lamp and hanging bell appear at right, and an upturned brass pot sits near the front. Overlaid copyright text appears at lower right.

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