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Two women in cream and off-white saris sit cross-legged on a red-painted floor in a small yellow-walled room, preparing ritual offerings. The woman on the right, with a pulled-back bun and bindi, holds a small red cloth and works over a brass tray set with a lamp, a small bowl, a brass cup and spoons. The woman on the left, with a red bindi and gold-beaded necklace, sits with hands folded. In front of them are steel plates holding sliced cucumber, banana, a bowl of grain porridge, grated coconut, and a steel tumbler with milk. A pot and brass lamp sit on the right, with a shelf of bottles and bowls behind.

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