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A photograph of a temple sanctum where a shaved-headed, bare-chested young priest in a red dhoti and red cloth wrap stands at the open doorway, holding a lit oil lamp toward a decorated deity murti. The murti is a figure with a silver crown, red and pink garments, orange and magenta flower garlands, and a bow in hand, standing beside a lion mount, in front of a green cloth with gold dots and gold-brocaded curtains. Brass and silver offerings sit on the marble floor and altar, including a bowl of bananas, silver-topped vessels and small figurines. A timestamp reads 20-May-2022 7:24:05 pm, Tripura Bhairwi Road, Bangali Tola, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

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