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Outdoor ritual scene at a riverside ghat. Two bronze deity murti sit on a green silk-draped seat in front of an arched bronze backrest decorated with marigolds. The seated figure on the left holds a trident and wears an orange turban with a red flower, red garment and garlands; the figure on the right wears a red dress, a jeweled crown and marigold garlands. Two kalasha pots with coconuts, wrapped in marigold garlands, sit on banana leaves in front of them. Silver oil lamps, a silver pot and ewer, a conch shell, and small bowls with offerings surround the arrangement. Behind, a crowd of standing spectators in casual clothes watches from stone steps above the water.

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