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Two bare-chested male priests in white dhoti-style cloth stand before a large dark stone deity murti draped in a teal silk skirt and pink-and-gold cloth, adorned with a flower garland and gold ornaments. The front priest, wearing rudraksha malas, carries folded pink silk with gold border toward the murti, while a second priest behind him wears white sacred thread markings on his forehead and arms. A brass vessel sits on the floor near purple silk. No identifiable a person appearance is visible, so both figures are described by role only.

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