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A ritual worship scene on a stage with a deep maroon drape. On the right, a deity murti is seated on a gold throne-like seat decorated with multicoloured garlands and dressed in a green sari-style garment. In the centre, a man wearing an orange-brown dhoti and a red rudraksha-style mala sits on a golden throne with lion motifs, his head wrapped in a turban and a gold necklace visible. Before the deity, a man in an orange-brown dhoti with white tilak marks on his arms kneels and performs a puja, with incense smoke rising. Near them, a man in white robes with white marks on his body and a rudraksha mala sits on the floor, and a young boy in orange cloth sits on the left. Brass plates with offerings, fruit, flowers, a kalasha-style vessel and a lit oil lamp sit on the floor in front. A small fan is visible at the left edge.

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