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Two girls sit cross-legged on a dark patterned mat during a puja in a temple room. The girl on the left, in a white embroidered top and white pants with a tilak on her forehead, handles a small item at the tray. The girl on the right, in an orange blouse and orange skirt with a braided hairstyle, places flowers and sits beside a brass kalasha-style vessel. On the white table sit a brass plate of pink and white flowers, a brass plate of white petals, a copper cup, a small brass bell and an incense holder on a steel tray. A large painted figure in orange and yellow stands behind them at the right edge.

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