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A small-scale home altar arrangement on a red cloth. In the centre stands a metal statuette of a seated, bearded sannyasi with long hair and a rudraksha mala, raising one hand in blessing and holding an object in the other, wearing a flowing robe; a portrait-like figure is shown as a murti, so a person is depiction-level but appearance is uncertain. Beside it is a standing brass deity figure with an upraised arm, a gold-toned lingam on a yoni base at left, and a pair of small metal oil lamps with pins. In the foreground a brass bowl holds white rice with dark seeds, and a green item sits at right. Behind are terracotta and black stone pedestals and a pinkish-orange draped cloth.

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