A colorful mural depicting an ancient ritual scene is painted on an interior wall in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

A colorful mural depicting an ancient ritual scene is painted on an interior wall in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. The mural features three central figures arranged around a stone altar. On the left, a woman in a long, flowing red dress and a golden headband pours liquid from a dark, amphora-like vessel into a golden goblet held by the central figure. She wears a pearl necklace and bracelets. The central figure is an elderly man with a long white beard and a bald head, dressed in a long, dark purple robe with a red and yellow patterned sash. His arms are raised, palms facing outwards, in a gesture of blessing or invocation. On the right, a younger man with a laurel wreath on his head and dark hair stands in profile, facing left. He wears a golden cuirass over a brown tunic, a red cape, green kilt, and golden greaves on his legs, holding a sheathed sword in his left hand. His right hand extends forward, presenting a golden goblet adorned with a ram's head. The altar, positioned centrally at the bottom, is a white block draped with white fabric. On its surface rests a loaf of bread between two large golden goblets. A patterned cloth lies beneath the bread. Below the altar, on the stone-textured background, is a stylized symbol resembling an uppercase Omega with three vertical bars beneath it. The background of the mural consists of large grey stone blocks, flanked by two classical columns with intricate capitals featuring bull or ox heads. A white triangular element is visible directly above the central figure's head. The immediate environment around the mural includes a light-colored ceiling at the top and sections of dark brown or black upholstered seating visible in the bottom left and right corners. A small green plant sprig rests on a dark, polished surface in the bottom center foreground, suggesting furniture directly in front of the wall.