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Photograph of a brightly decorated temple shrine under a white draped canopy at night. Several large murtis are arranged on a raised platform: a central goddess with multiple arms holding weapons and standing on a lion, flanked by two gold-and-yellow arched backdrops with peacock-feather motifs, a pot-bellied elephant-headed deity on the left, and a blue-skinned figure at the base. Yellow marigold garlands hang on the figures. In the foreground a brass fire is burning in a vessel with a small flame, and a figure in a red-orange wrap stands with back to the camera. A gold throne with red cushion stands at right. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like pot, flower offerings and a striped cloth are placed on the floor. Visible people: one person in the foreground, partly visible.

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