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A photograph of a puja setup on a wooden table in front of two life-size printed cutouts of a smiling man in red-orange turbans and red-orange robes, seated cross-legged with raised palms. Both cutouts wear fresh garlands of orange, red, yellow and white flowers; one holds a golden ceremonial staff with a red flower. Before them lie a pair of black sandals with brown straps and gold ornaments on a brass tray, along with brass bells, a conch shell, a small brass pot, a kalasha-like vessel, a shivalinga, small brass deity figurines, a yellow fruit and a small bowl set. The cutouts are printed portraits, not physical people, and no physical people are visible.

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