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Is there a standard location outside the "uploads" directory where template images or files should be stored?

I'm creating my template from scratch and right now have a background image which in CSS looks like:
This feels awkward for me mixing my template images in with potential other images...

Am I on the right track or is there a better method?

There's no such an system default - you can do what you want . But think it would be better you are using this
or at the best