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A temple ritual at a shrine with golden arches and orange curtains. In the foreground a priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a bare upper body and white markings on his arm, sits cross-legged and waves a lit flame over a seated white-marble statue of a figure in orange robes with a turban-like headwear, placed before two large deity murtis. The deity murtis are dressed in gold and red garlands; one holds a trident and wears a gold crown. A golden kalasha-style vessel and brass oil lamps stand nearby, with rose petals and fruit on a tray in front. To the right a golden palanquin-style peetha is heaped with red and yellow flowers and white garlands. Several people's hands appear at the lower right edge.

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