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Three golden deity murtis of Vishnu-form (Vaishnava) stand side by side, each draped in garlands of yellow and white flowers with red roses, and their conical orange-coated crowns and bodies are dusted with orange powder. Several bare-chested men with white Vaishnava forehead markings, one wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala, stand close around them, some holding and tending the murtis during a ritual.

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