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A temple ritual scene at an ornate shrine. A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange top and matching dhoti stands at left, holding a small lamp or ritual vessel toward the shrine. Before him stands a pair of large gilded deity murtis, a couple seated side by side, decorated with dense garlands of yellow, red, white and green flowers. The seated figure on the right wears an orange sari and gold jewellery; the figure on the left wears a red-and-orange crown and a blue garment. Tall brass oil lamps flank the shrine, and a red curtain hangs at the right edge. The scene matches a theppotsavam-style temple festival.

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