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A ritual offering spread laid on a blue silk cloth before a deity murti draped in pink and magenta flower garlands with a silver necklace. Brass and steel vessels hold cooked food: a dark brown dish, a bowl of yellow rice with a ladle, and a bowl of dark chickpea-like legumes with a spoon. Brass plates hold white flowers, green leaves, yellow marigolds and red roses. A brass lamp, a small brass vessel, a conch shell and a brass ritual dish appear in the foreground. Orange and yellow marigold garlands hang along a golden backdrop above, and a red shawl lies at right. Printed timestamp and caption read 11 Jan 2026 and Nithyananda Jayanthi Utsavam, indicating a dated festival offering. No people are visible.

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