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A photograph of a shrine offering setup on a leopard-print cloth. Centre top is an ornate gold pedestal stand holding a gold bowl with a silver vessel and a small silver cup, with rose petals scattered in the bowl. Below it sits a gold ceremonial tray with small dishes of red, yellow and orange powders, white sweets and a folded white cloth. In front, a silver thali holds mango slices, a yellow dal, rice, chickpeas, salad, a bowl of orange-yellow rice, and a small cup of white liquid, arranged as a naivedyam offering. No people are visible.

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