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A small brass deity murti of a goddess stands on a mound of white grated coconut and rice-like offering mixed with chopped nuts. The figure wears a red cloth draped over its body, has a red tilak on the forehead and yellow turmeric powder on its chest and face, and holds a sword in one raised hand with another hand raised, both encrusted with white offering material. A brass vessel is partly visible at the right edge against a carved wooden wall. The scene shows an abhishekam-style offering to the murti; no people are visible.

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