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A decorated shrine niche inside a gold-painted temple hall, flanked by two tall banana plants with green leaves and sugarcane stalks tied with white flowers. Inside the niche, a dark stone deity murti is dressed in a red and gold sari-like cloth, with a silver crown, silver face ornaments, and garlands of yellow and white flowers. Red flowers rest on a dark pedestal in front, and a small red figure sits on a green cushion below. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the niche, and the floor is polished dark stone. No people are visible.

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