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A large painted mural in a palace hall depicts a mythological battle scene. A blue-skinned figure wearing a gold crown and yellow dhoti grapples with a grey elephant draped in a red and gold cloth, pushing against its raised tusk. Behind them, several armed warriors in white dhotis and pointed helmets swing swords and bows, while a figure in a yellow dhoti and crown raises a weapon. Two fallen men lie on the ground near a dropped drum. Orange brick walls, a carved arched window and a blue sky frame the scene. The painting is a mural, not living people.

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