Close photograph of a gilded seated figurine draped in a hot-pink shawl and wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala, one hand raised in blessing. Behind it stands a larger pink-clad figure garlanded with white flowers, and a silver deity figure sits to the right beside a bowl and a dark stone object. The setting is a cloth-covered altar with garlands and offerings. No living people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close photograph of a gilded seated figurine draped in a hot-pink shawl and wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala, one hand raised in blessing. Behind it stands a larger pink-clad figure garlanded with white flowers, and a silver deity figure sits to the right beside a bowl and a dark stone object. The setting is a cloth-covered altar with garlands and offerings. No living people are visible.

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