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A shirtless man with a close-cropped beard and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a red-and-cream rug before a shrine, hands pressed in anjali with eyes closed. He wears a white dhoti with a green-and-gold border, a rudraksha mala and gold bracelets. In front of him is a brass tray with a lit oil lamp, a conch shell, a bowl of red flowers, kumkum and turmeric, on an orange-patterned cloth draped over a low table with a large covered brass vessel and brass cups. Behind him a large golden deity murti stands adorned with rudraksha beads, a green-and-gold garland and a tall multicoloured flower garland, while a dark stone deity sits on a red cloth with a garland at the left. A small golden figure stands on a pedestal and brass lamps and vessels rest on side tables. The scene shows a padapuja ritual in progress.

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