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Outdoor ritual scene beside a large dark stone murti of a four-armed deity, adorned with green leaf garlands, a coconut hung at its side and a crown on its head. A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and angavastram with a sacred thread stands on a raised platform, offering or pouring something from a small silver plate. A second priest with a shaved head and white tilak on his forehead sits at left holding a bowl. Brass and offerings are arranged on a striped cloth in the foreground, and an ornately carved golden arch frames the murti against trees. Appears to be abhishekam or puja. No a person candidate is visibly present.

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