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A photograph of a black stone Ganesha murti seated in a gilded arched niche, wrapped in a red and gold brocade cloth with a pink turban-like cloth on its head, adorned with white jasmine and green leaf garlands and marigold strands. A person in a green top and white cloth reaches toward the idol's trunk to offer something. In front stand a brass vessel of cooked rice, a plate of white pieces, a bowl of orange paste, and a tray of apples, oranges and a lime. A small black stone object wrapped in gold-bordered cloth sits at the left. Scene consistent with a Hindu puja and abhishekam ritual.

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