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A seated man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and bangles, garlands a spatika linga draped in white jasmine and red-pink flower garlands. Behind him, three gilded deity murtis stand against a golden arch, decked in garlands, jewellery and crowns, with a yellow silk cloth beneath them. A second person in orange at lower left holds a silver bowl of petals. The seated man has distinctive rudraksha malas and orange clothing but his face is not clearly visible enough to establish identity, so the a person field is set to unsure. Floor scattered with petals.

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