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A close-up photo of a puja offering on a red cloth-covered altar. A large cluster of red flowers and scattered pink petals fill the centre. A small silver Ganesha murti sits behind the flowers, with a brass lamp stand and a brass Shivalinga-style item at the top. On the right, a small copper-coloured statue of a seated sannyasi with a raised hand and a beaded mala around his neck, on a pink petal-strewn cloth. In the foreground, a brass plate holds a banana, nuts and a bowl of sweet offering, with a brass cup of liquid on the right. No physical people are visible.

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A close-up photo of a shrine arrangement with red hibiscus-like flowers and scattered pink petals. Three small metal figures stand among the flowers: a golden deity murti on the left, a dark metal Ganesha-like murti in the centre, and a bronze-coloured figure on the right with a rudraksha mala and hand raised in blessing, shown as a statue. Offerings sit in brass bowls at the bottom edge, including a yellow sweet and a green dish. No live people are visible.2024-06-11Close-up photograph of a puja altar with offerings. In the foreground a green-and-black banana-leaf-like platter holds a brass bowl of brown nuts or seeds, a small heap of yellow turmeric or kumkum, and scattered pink flowers. Behind them a small brass Shiva lingam with a yoni base stands among pink flower petals. A brass Krishna figure playing a flute stands on the left, a brass Ganesha sits on a pedestal in the centre-right, and a bronze seated sage figure with a rudraksha-style mala and raised hand stands on the right. 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