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A photograph of a ritual puja set up on an outdoor stone floor. A person seated at left, wearing white clothing with gold-bordered edges, has only their arm and hand visible while performing the offering. In front is a low wooden stool holding a silver tray, a silver incense or lamp stand with smoke rising, a small silver cup, a small bowl of red flowers, a small flame in a dish, and a bundle of green grass. Behind, a terracotta pot with a plant and a rolled orange cushion are visible. On the right, a floor arrangement of white cowrie or conch-like shells set in white grains, decorated with red rose petals and orange cloth, alongside a tray of red flowers at lower left. Smoke drifts across the scene.

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