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A seated golden deity murti, adorned with a crown, jewelled bodice and a royal blue skirt with gold border, is garlanded with white flowers and red-and-orange blossoms. A woman in a gold-and-pink sari sits at the left, lifting a small lamp near a large brass bowl of flowers and a lit oil lamp. In the foreground, a tray and steel and brass katoris hold naivedyam offerings of cooked foods, sweets and fruit on pink and gray cloths. The scene shows puja offerings before the deity.

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