Overhead photo of a ritual altar on a yellow cloth. A round metal tray holds rudraksha beads, purple flowers, a mala and small white stones. A bowl of yellow and orange powder sits at left, with a rudraksha-wrapped black stone nearby. A brass Sri Yantra and a carved deity figure stand at top, beside a red-and-white cloth draped over a wooden framed yellow mandala plate. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Overhead photo of a ritual altar on a yellow cloth. A round metal tray holds rudraksha beads, purple flowers, a mala and small white stones. A bowl of yellow and orange powder sits at left, with a rudraksha-wrapped black stone nearby. A brass Sri Yantra and a carved deity figure stand at top, beside a red-and-white cloth draped over a wooden framed yellow mandala plate. No people are visible.

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