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A golden utsava murti of a seated deity is decorated with a thick garland of yellow marigolds, red and white flowers and green leaves, shown under a canopy hung with gold-tasselled fringes in red, teal and orange. The figure wears a pearl-strand necklace and a crown-like headdress and holds its hands in a blessing pose; the scene is lit at dusk with oil lamps visible at the edges.

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