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A photograph inside a golden-walled shrine room during a Varalakshmi puja. In the foreground, a woman in a dark polka-dot top sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Two women in white saris with gold borders sit in front of an altar, hands folded, one with flowers in her hair and a rudraksha-style mala. The altar holds a decorated deity murti in green and red garments with gold jewellery, flanked by colourful deity statues with garlands, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, incense sticks, brass plates of fruit, red roses, marigolds and a kalasha. A colourful striped mat covers the floor. A framed picture of Shiva with a trident hangs on the left wall, and a sign reads Happy Diwali above the altar. Several people are visible at the edges of the frame.

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