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A small home shrine photographed indoors in a dark wooden cabinet. A large polished brass vessel with a bowl-shaped top and wide base stands at the centre, decorated with pink roses and a gold-leaf patterned cloth draped behind it. At the top, a printed image shows a figure in red and white with a garland of pink flowers. On the left, a framed picture of a deity murti sits with pink roses around it. A small brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands on the left, and another lit lamp sits on a brass tray at right beside a brass plate of pink rose petals. A brass kalasha-style pot, a white conch shell, a brass bell and small brass containers with kumkum sit on the wooden ledge. A timestamp in the corner reads Chennai Sep 25, 2024 05:09:53.

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A dim wooden home shrine cabinet photographed straight on, with no people present. A large brass bowl stands centrally on a brass base draped with a navy cloth with gold trim and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Behind it, a large framed photograph shows a deity in red garments wearing red-and-white flower garlands. On the left, a small golden deity murti sits within a framed picture of a temple gopuram, with yellow marigolds and red roses arranged around it. Oil lamps with lit flames sit on brass stands, a brass pot and small brass bell lie on the lower shelf, and a brass tray holds yellow and pink flowers. A paper cutout of a bearded figure in orange robes with a garland stands on the right edge, next to a timestamp reading Chennai Nov 7, 2024 05:40:26.2024-06-11A photograph of a home shrine altar with no people visible. 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