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A temple shrine scene with a granite mandapa and a gold-trimmed arched niche holding a deity murti with red and green garments, garlands and a gold crown-like headdress. Two priests stand at the central shrine. The one on the left wears a white dhoti and holds a garland toward the deity. The one on the right wears an orange-saffron cloth and a bare upper torso, placing a white and orange garland on the murti. A small fire burns in a brass vessel in front, with brass oil lamps on either side, banana and fruit offerings, plates of food and purple mats on the floor. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam with garland offering. The scene shows two physical people and no visible a person candidate.

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