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Outdoor temple-style pavilion with carved stone pillars and a hanging red-and-gold banner at left. A long-haired figure in orange robes stands at center, pouring liquid from a small vessel while reaching toward a shrine. Behind the shrine, a large seated deity murti in red turban and jewelled ornaments sits beside a consort figure in green-and-gold sari, both decorated with bright yellow and red marigold garlands. In front of the shrine sits a small figure in orange robes wearing a white and red flower garland, and a brass pot with marigolds stands at lower left. A standing figure in brown robes presses palms together at left, and a seated person in orange robes with folded hands sits near the centre-left. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam at a shrine.

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