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A photograph inside a stone temple shrine during a ritual. A figure in an orange-saffron robe bends forward at the centre, hands reaching to a golden kalasha-like pot on a decorated deity murti with a white horse behind it and flower garlands of marigold and jasmine draped around the sculptures. Two seated attendants in orange robes sit to the left, one with a rudraksha-style mala, beside a small silver lamp-stand and a plate of offerings. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, a tray holds fruit and flowers, and blue curtains frame the shrine. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja performed at a temple shrine.

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