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Night photograph of a temple shrine with a large seated deity murti of Shiva and Parvati decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands, a red and white cloth draped over the head, and silver crowns. A man with long, swept-back dark hair in a saffron-orange robe stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp or aarti tray toward the murti. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor and small lights glow along the granite pillars of the pavilion. Behind him a second person is partly visible at the edge of the frame. The scene suggests a nighttime puja or aarti. A saffron-robed figure with long hair and distinctive ornaments is present, so the candidate appearance qualifies as probable, but the face and full ornaments are not clearly visible, so the identity is uncertain.

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