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Photograph of a deity murti decorated for Thaipusam worship, seated before a golden latticed screen with blue quatrefoil openings. The murti wears a tall jewelled crown and gold ornaments, and is heaped with white jasmine-style flower garlands, yellow marigolds and red and magenta blooms. A bare-backed priest with sacred ash marks on his back stands at the left edge, facing the deity. Gem-studded gold armlets and ornaments frame the figure. A caption overlay in yellow reads Thaipusam - Shanmukha Archana & Shatru Samhara Trishati Archana. No a person candidate is visible.

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