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A photograph of a large multi-armed deity murti, painted yellow-orange with a white ornate crown and white floral arm bands, standing beside a bare-backed man in orange-brown dhoti-style cloth at right. The man has long dark hair, a beard, gold armlets, and a garland of white flowers with red roses; he raises one hand toward the figure's face while holding a brass vessel. Behind them are a red and white backdrop, a tall pillar painted with colourful geometric and floral panels, and a metal canopy frame. Garlands of white jasmine and red flowers hang on the statue. The setting appears to be an outdoor temple pandal.

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