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Close-up photograph of a dark stone murti of a deity, showing a raised hand holding a flame-like or lotus-bud shaped object with white painted striations. The arm wears an ornate gold bracelet set with green and red gemstones and white stones, and the figure is draped in a magenta silk cloth with gold and white floral brocade borders. A red-and-white jeweled necklace is visible at the left edge. The background is a plain deep maroon wall.

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