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A dark black stone murti of a four-armed deity, wearing a tall conical crown, is being bathed with water poured from a brass vessel held by a bare-chested priest at upper left. The murti wears an ornate necklace, a yellow-orange cloth draped at the waist with a red border, and holds objects in its upper hands. A partially visible person with short hair, bent over at lower left, stands in front of the base. Behind is a gold-toned wall, red patterned drapery, and an ornate gilded shrine frame at right, with a blue cushion and white cloth on a marble ledge.

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