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A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits cross-legged on a striped mat, pouring or offering from a small brass vessel over a tiered copper sri yantra or meru-style object on a yellow tray. He wears a rudraksha mala and red-and-white wrist threads. Beside him is a brass plate with a small oil lamp, bowls and offerings. To the right, a deity murti with a silver crown and jewelled ornaments wears a blue silk sari with silver border and white jasmine garlands with red roses. Behind, a second deity figure is draped in a green cloth. Flower petals and a metal pot appear nearby.

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