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A priest in white dhoti with an orange-gold border sits at the lower left, performing puja before a shrine. Behind him, a large deity murti with a red crown and garlands of yellow and red flowers sits on a golden peetha. A second seated figure in red and gold stands beside it. In front, a small seated statue in purple and white is garlanded, with brass lamps, a kalasha, bowls and offerings arranged on the platform. A standing statue in purple robes with a purple head wrap stands in a golden niche at right, and orange drapery hangs behind the altar. The scene has no clearly visible physical people beyond the priest.

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