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A man in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-orange flower garland stands at left holding a silver cup and a small bell during a ritual before a golden shrine. He has long swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead and a gold necklace. Beside him, two golden metal deity murtis seated on a throne are adorned with red and white flower garlands and red-and-gold cloth; one wears a crown and the other an orange turban. Gold-embroidered curtains and an ornate golden arch frame the shrine, and a brass ritual vessel sits in the lower left. The Swamiji (probable) cues are the swept-back hair, saffron robes and gold necklace on the standing man; the seated figures are statues, not physical people.

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