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Night outdoor ritual scene at a temple-like shrine. A large fire pit burns with bright flames at lower left, surrounded by flower garlands and brass bowls of offerings. Centre, a deity murti adorned with garlands and a bead necklace sits within a gilded arched shrine with a red cloth backdrop. At right, a seated person in a maroon-brown robe with a red-and-yellow garland and a red tilak on the forehead sits on an ornate gold throne beneath a red, yellow and blue canopy with tassels. Brass oil lamps and a decorated temple structure with flower garlands appear at left. The description is a homa/puja setting; the seated figure's identity is not established from appearance, so the role is given as seated devotee-priest.

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