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A temple ritual scene with two gold-decorated deity murtis seated on golden thrones, both draped in thick garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and white jasmine. The central silver-and-gold murti wears a tall crown and rich pink silk. To the left, a smaller silver-ornamented murti sits beneath a garland-wrapped canopy. Two priests in white dhoti and white shawl stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. The man on the right is bare-chested with white garlands and a white turban. The man in the middle wears a white turban and white garland. Gold-painted arches and a painted backdrop frame the scene.

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