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A golden utsava vigraha of a seated deity, shown in a leela alankaram form, is being bathed with a fine white powder poured from a bowl held by a hand at upper left, as part of an annabhishekam ritual. The gilded arched prabhavali, flame-like side finials and a scroll-shaped ornament frame the murti. A bed of flowers and a pile of fruit lie in the foreground. A gold-brown sleeve of a robed attendant is visible at the left edge. The murti is a statue, not a physical person.

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