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A gilded ritual scene in an outdoor shrine. A figure in an orange saffron robe stands at left reaching up with a hand to touch the head of a gold-and-red painted deity murti seated in a golden arch. A golden kalasha-like vessel sits centrally on a gold base, draped with garlands of white, yellow, red, green and purple flowers. A small red-clad figure and brass pots sit at lower left, and a second orange-robed attendant holds a plate at the left edge. White orchids and palm fronds frame the right side. The figure's identity cannot be determined from appearance here.

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