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A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala stands at right, holding an oil lamp aloft with one hand and a brass bell-shaped vessel in the other, performing aarti before a dark-hued deity murti of Devi Mahalakshmi. The murti is dressed in a red and gold silk sari, wears a gold crown, layered gold and pearl necklaces and a flower garland, and is framed by a gilded arch and teal silk hangings. A gold-embroidered cloth drapes beside it and a small pink-robed figure sits at its base.

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