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A colourful temple sculpture of a seated green-skinned deity murti in a gilded arched niche on a gopuram-style facade. The figure wears a red and gold skirt, gold jewellery and a red crown, holds a long staff, and is shaded by a red umbrella with hanging tassels. A green parrot perches near the figure's hand, with gold lion and bird carvings flanking the niche and pink and blue fan-shaped panels behind. No people are visible.

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