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Ritual scene in a temple shrine at night. A woman in a brown and gold-bordered sari stands at right holding a lit lamp (aarti) before a large black Shiva linga and a white-and-gold stone deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a red cloth, both adorned with gold crowns, jewellery and marigold garlands. Standing at left are several men in orange and ochre robes, one holding a brass plate of offerings, another in an orange turban. A garlanded figure stands at far right. Flowers in yellow, purple and white decorate the arch behind the deities. Ornate golden arch overhead.

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