Women in white and gold-bordered saris perform a ritual offering at a gilded altar. Silver trays hold apples, flowers, sliced white vegetables and small silver bowls, and a woman in the foreground holds a red flower near a silver vessel. Ornate gold wood surfaces line the altar on the right, with a garland hanging at the top right and a metal pot at the left. - Nithyanandapedia

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Women in white and gold-bordered saris perform a ritual offering at a gilded altar. Silver trays hold apples, flowers, sliced white vegetables and small silver bowls, and a woman in the foreground holds a red flower near a silver vessel. Ornate gold wood surfaces line the altar on the right, with a garland hanging at the top right and a metal pot at the left.

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