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A temple priest in a teal-green silk dhoti with a gold-and-green striped border and a thin bare upper body stands on a raised platform, reaching up with his right hand to place something on the crown of a metal deity murti. The murti is gold-toned and richly adorned with multicoloured garlands of marigold-yellow, red, purple and white flowers, a jeweled ornate crown, and an embossed gold necklace and armlets. Behind the murti is an ornate gold arch. A second person, partly visible at the left edge, holds a large gold ceremonial plate, and a golden ritual vessel sits near the murti. The setting is a temple sanctum. No identifiable a person appearance is visible among the people shown.

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