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A cluttered home shrine photographed from above, dense with flowers and lights. A large framed portrait at the top shows a figure in orange robes with a long gold-beaded necklace and a raised hand, and a garland of orange and red marigolds hangs across its frame. Beside it a painting shows a bare-chested Shiva-like figure with a crescent and matted hair. Central offerings include a heap of purple and white flower garlands, a brass trident (trishul), a small brass deity murti, a red lotus, gold coins scattered on a gold and red cloth, a plate of offerings with a coconut-like item and white jasmine, and a string of colored LED flower lights. A small framed image shows a seated figure before a temple. No physical people are visible.
Photo 28 of 84 from 22 July 2021

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