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A woman in an orange-red saree and matching headband stands at left, holding a lit multi-wick brass lamp toward a seated devotional portrait. The portrait shows a man in a maroon turban, bare-chested with a white and gold necklace and a garland of yellow and red flowers, set against a golden backdrop. Before the portrait sits a floor offering of many bowls and plates of sweets, snacks and fruit, with brass pots and a flower-decorated tray on a red mat. Floor kolam designs and palm leaves decorate the room. The portrait is a depiction, not a person in the scene, and the woman is the only physical person visible.

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