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A home shrine corner in a room with cream walls and a brown wooden cabinet. In the foreground a person seen from behind, with long dark hair and a red shawl with gold border, garlanded with pink roses, holds a lit brass oil lamp toward the shelves. Shelves hold framed deity prints and photographs, flower garlands, and a small Ganesha picture hangs above. On the left a framed picture of a smiling woman with a red bindi and a garland hangs on the wall beside a framed image of a seated figure. At the lower right an elderly person with grey hair and another person with folded hands watch. The shrine is decorated with marigold and white flower garlands.

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