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Overhead photo of a ritual offering arranged on a striped cotton cloth in pink, purple, teal and white. Dozens of small disposable leaf bowls hold snacks and sweets in rows: fried savouries, puffed and crispy snacks, lentil and chickpea mixes, dried fruit, nuts, yellow sweet grains, and round laddu-style balls. Whole fruits sit on plates and bowls, including a large yellow lemon, a green mango, bananas, a red apple, a peach, oranges and a dark green melon-like fruit. A visible timestamp reads 11-Jan-2026 3:07:29 am, Salem, KAILASA SALEM. No people, deity or a person appear in the frame.

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