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A woman in a yellow blouse and cream saree with a yellow border stands on a wooden stepladder, pouring water from a copper vessel over the head of a gilded bronze murti of a female deity. The murti wears a pink-red draped cloth, a tall crown, a broad necklace and armlets, and stands on a lotus-shaped base. Water runs down its body. A deep red velvet curtain forms the backdrop. The woman wears a black face mask and a tilak on her forehead, and a red-and-white thread is tied on her wrist.

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