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A decorated shrine with three deity murtis in bright ornamented alcoves, the central figure in red and gold with a crown and garlands, flanked by smaller figures, set against a gold and orange draped canopy with multicoloured festoon garlands. A green palm-leaf torana frames the scene at left and right. In front, a golden square yajna pit with a sand-like ridge stands on the floor, and small brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels rest on a red-draped table below the murtis. At right, a seated person in an ornate gold chair wears a red turban, a white and red-green striped garland shawl and garlands, and sits beside a laptop showing an Apple logo. Another person in white dhoti stands partly visible at the far left edge. Navaratri devi alankaram at a Hyderabad temple setting.

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