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Temple ritual scene before a richly decorated deity shrine with yellow and red marigold garlands and a golden prabhavali halo at left. A priest in white dhoti with an orange-yellow upper cloth and rudraksha mala stands at left, holding a lamp toward the shrine. Behind him a shirtless man in white dhoti with a beaded rudraksha necklace holds a brass tray with a vessel and offerings. Seated at right, a man in a yellow turban and gold upper cloth with a bead necklace and gold armbands sits beside another man in a green turban and green shawl with gold bangles, who is seated and handling a ritual item. Small oil lamps and a flower vase sit in front of the shrine, and a stack of offerings lies at lower left. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam in progress.

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