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A golden statue of a seated figure in a turban and draped robe, right hand raised in blessing, sits on a red-painted step beside a brass bowl of ripe bananas. A pink flower garland is draped over its shoulder and red kumkum marks its forehead. Behind it are black stone deity statues and a dark polished pillar. The statue is a depiction of a devotee-style figure, not a living person, and no physical people are present.

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