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Two painted metal or wooden deity murti stand on a white-draped throne-like seat before a gold-embossed ornate backdrop with orange and gold drapery. The figure on the left wears an orange turban, holds a trident, and has a blue and navy garment with a white skirt; the figure on the right wears a crown-like headdress, multi-strand gold and jewelled necklaces, and a brown patterned skirt. Both are garlanded with red and yellow flower garlands. A golden kalasha-like vessel with green leaves and a snake-hood shaped ornament sits to the right. No living people are visible.

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