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A deity murti seated under a golden cobra hood with five golden serpent heads and green stone pendants hanging from the hood. The figure is draped in a red and maroon silk cloth with a gold brocade border and wears long garlands of red and yellow roses, a rudraksha mala, and a bejeweled crown-like band with white stones. Green leaves are arranged behind the head. The figure sits on a gold pedestal and an orange cloth spreads on the floor, with a red curtain and a yellow cloth at the left edge. The scene is a ceremonial decoration of a murti, and no person is visible.

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