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A devotee in saffron-orange cloth with bare back and upper body, long dark hair tied up, rudraksha and metal bangles, stands at right holding a lit silver aarti lamp in one raised hand and a small brass bell in the other, performing puja before a seated figure. The seated figure is a statue or life-size murti in orange robes and rudraksha mala, with a white forehead mark, draped in a red cloth, seated on a leopard-print cushion and golden lotus base. Behind it are garlands of orange, white and purple flowers, a red and gold brocade backdrop, and green leaves. The statue is not a living person, so the a person candidate appears only as a depiction. The devotee is shown from behind, so no face is visible.

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