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Indoor altar photo for evening puja. A metal tray holds bronze deity murtis on pedestals, decorated with flower petals and yellow offerings, with a central four-armed standing deity murti. Beside the tray are a steel bowl of green-yellow prasadam with a flower on top, a bowl of orange flower petals, a small cup with a spoon, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a plate with petals and a burning wick, and incense sticks in a holder. The table is draped in orange-red cloth. Behind it, a large printed picture of a seated figure in saffron-brown robes with a garland, on a white patterned cloth. No people are visible.

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