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A woman in a green saree with a gold border and dark hair in a low ponytail, wearing glasses and bangles, leans forward to offer puja with a brass plate before a small golden altar holding two metal deity murtis under a gold embroidered cloth. Behind her a large gold-painted statue seated on a lion-footed throne wears a maroon turban, a multi-strand white beaded necklace, and a maroon and gold dhoti-style garment, with one hand raised in blessing. Nearby stand a framed black-and-white photograph with a red tilak, a small brass oil lamp, a vase of peach flowers, and pink lotus flowers floating on the dark tiled base. Rows of small oil lamps glow on the red cloth in the foreground, and gold carved panels frame the left edge of the room.

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