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A temple shrine scene with a dark stone deity murti dressed in gold-embroidered garments, rudraksha malas and layered gold ornaments, framed by a dense garland of red and yellow flowers. Yellow silk drapes hang behind it and a golden shri yantra sits on a copper plate before it. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame, brass bell, brass cups and a gold-rimmed puja tray are arranged on the altar. In the foreground, a round silver tray holds eight steel bowls of yellow sweet rice offerings and one bowl of white yogurt, as naivedyam. No people are visible.

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