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A photograph inside a lit temple hall at night, with rows of small oil lamps along the upper walls and bright overhead lights. In the foreground a person in a flowing orange-red robe bends forward with hands pressed together in prayer, face toward a carved stone platform or altar. A man in a blue shirt stands at left, and several other people in white and light clothing are visible in the background near a tall yellow lamp stand. A large metal vessel stands near the pillars. The swami is described only by role; the figure's build and hair are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity from the image alone.

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