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A shaved-headed priest in saffron robes sits cross-legged with palms pressed together before a shrine holding two large golden deity murtis seated on a golden peetha with a black shivalinga-like stone in the centre. The figure on the left wears an orange turban and a jewelled necklace; the figure on the right wears a gold crown and ornate gold adornments. Both figures wear teal-blue and green skirts. Rainbow-striped garlands of marigolds and flower strings drape the arched alcove, with brass vessels, a trident, a kalasha-like offering and a small pot on the wet floor, and a bowed devotee in white at the lower right. The scene suggests abhishekam and puja.

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