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A dim ritual scene in a temple-like room with a fire pit and small oil lamps at lower right. Several men in white dhotis with red and gold borders stand and kneel; some wear rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, one has a white forehead band, and a seated man in a green turban and green cloth is pouring or offering from a brass vessel over a tray of red petals and fruit. A standing man at centre wears a white dhoti and a red and gold sash and holds a cloth. Behind them a gold-framed mirror, a golden lion figure and a decorated deity murti sit on a shelf with fruit and flowers. No figure in the image clearly matches the appearance cues for the a person candidate, so the identity is uncertain.

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