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A photo of an seated ritual at a puja setup on a colourful striped woven mat in red, green, blue and yellow. A seated figure in white dhoti with a bare upper torso and a rudraksha mala, mudra hands raised, sits on a low wooden seat behind offerings. Metal trays hold pink lotus flowers, lotus buds, sticks of wood for homa, a tray of yellow turmeric and red kumkum, bowls of rice and a brass lamp with incense sticks. Another person in white attire sits at the left edge, and a partly visible figure in white sits at the top right. A clipboard with a grid sheet lies on the left. The scene suggests an abhishekam or homa preparation.

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